Police and Crime Commission for Northumbria joins forces with local charity to create a supportive group for teens in Blyth The Police and Crime Commissioner for Northumbria has provided a local charity with funds to open a new girls-only social … Continued
Children pick up on the subtleties in the world around them and use them to form their view of how things work. We believe intercepting societal biases and challenging them at a young age can have a huge impact – … Continued
The toys and gifts we give children can be a key influence in their understanding of gender roles. From a young age, girls have traditionally been given baby dolls where boys are given toy guns. Boys are given guns where … Continued
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We are very pleased to be able to share with you the results of this year’s GFS Christmas card competition! Thank you all so much for sending your designs. We received so many entries and it was an absolute pleasure … Continued
As a nation, we are ditching 100 million black bags full of packaging from gifts each Christmas. And it’s not just the packaging and wrapping – one in ten gifts get chucked as well. For the large part, all that … Continued
It is known that women are not well represented in the industries of science, technology, engineering and medicine (STEM). Only 35% of students enrolled on STEM courses at UK universities are women and a pitiful 22% of jobs in STEM … Continued
For many Christmas is a time to share joy and cheer with friends, loved ones and community. While Christmas shopping, roasting the perfect turkey and getting the house looking festive can be stressful at times, we do it for the warm fuzzy feeling that … Continued
We are looking forward to welcoming you to our national gathering and AGM event on Saturday 28 March 2020 at etc venues, Birmingham. The event this year will have different format from previous years. We have listened to feedback that … Continued
Something that is really important to us is that we work hard to make the GFS experience fulfilling and worthwhile, not only for the girls who attend our groups, but for everyone who is involved with them. So when our … Continued