Equalities

Macc is delighted to announce that, following an open tender process, we have once again been successful in securing the contract with Manchester City Council to deliver infrastructure support to the city's voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) sector. This work enables us to support charities, community groups (including the community work done by faith organisations), voluntary groups, and social enterprises to be healthy, sustainable, well-run and above all, impactful for our communities.

The Stand With Us Fund was set up to address the critical lack of investment in frontline organisations supporting women and girls who experience male violence.  

Originally started with money raised by Reclaim These Streets in the wake of the appalling kidnap, rape and murder of Sarah Everard by a serving Metropolitan Police Officer, the fund exists to make the UK safer for all women and girls.

Rosa’s mission is to invest in the UK’s women and girls sector in order to keep it strong and thriving. As part of their ongoing commitment to collaborating with the women and girls sector, Rosa is undertaking a large-scale survey of the sector’s leaders.

BigGive are passionate about empowering women and girls to dream freely, achieve proudly and live boldly.

Through their Women and Girls Match Fund, BigGive are committed to working with exceptional charities, dedicated to serving the women and girls in communities, fostering a future where every individual can thrive without limitations.

The Walk for Women is back again for International Women’s Day 2024 on 9 March, Manchester City Centre, 12pm - 2.30pm.

Meet at 12pm on Mount Street behind Central Library (by the John Cassidy 'Ardrift' statue)

The march will make its way along Mount Street and through Albert Square to Brazennose Street, before turning right into Deansgate and continuing all the way to Manchester Cathedral.

International Women's Day is on 8 March, join in these activities across the city and celebrate Manchester Women.

Walk for Women
Manchester’s Walk for Women is back on Saturday 9 March 2024. The walk will begin at Mount Street, behind Central Library, at 12pm and walking through Albert Square and down Deansgate to Manchester Cathedral.

GM=EqAl have just begun recruiting for new working group members. Do you represent marginalised or minoritised communities and want to assist the Greater Manchester Equality Alliance in connecting communities and policy makers and help to ensure the equality, diversity and inclusion are at the forefront of decision making at the highest levels in Greater Manchester?

AWE is the Alternative Women’s Economy. A dynamic network of women in and around the Greater Manchester area taking control of the narrative, creating a common voice to affect the policies that impact marginalised, low-income, working-class, Black and Minority Ethnic women and call for change.

This is the first edition of the Greater Manchester Equality Panels quarterly update. This update will provide you insight into what each of the GM Equality Panels have been up to in the last 3 months and what they’re hoping to achieve in the future.