{"id":980,"date":"2020-11-20T21:12:46","date_gmt":"2020-11-20T21:12:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakthrough-uk.co.uk\/?p=980"},"modified":"2020-11-24T12:05:26","modified_gmt":"2020-11-24T12:05:26","slug":"womens-events-a-great-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakthrough-uk.co.uk\/homepage\/womens-events-a-great-success\/","title":{"rendered":"Women&#8217;s events a great success"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"980\" class=\"elementor elementor-980\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-16bae1ac elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"95745\" data-id=\"16bae1ac\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider 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href=\"https:\/\/www.gmchamber.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce.<\/a><\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-983 alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/dev.breakthrough-uk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/content-image_womens-events-a-great-success1-300x169.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/breakthrough-uk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/content-image_womens-events-a-great-success1-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/breakthrough-uk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/content-image_womens-events-a-great-success1-600x338.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/breakthrough-uk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/content-image_womens-events-a-great-success1-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/breakthrough-uk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/content-image_womens-events-a-great-success1-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/breakthrough-uk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/content-image_womens-events-a-great-success1-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/breakthrough-uk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/content-image_womens-events-a-great-success1-2048x1152.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p><p>Breaking Barriers to Disabled Women Taking Part was aimed at groups and organisations, wanting to work more closely with disabled women.\u00a0<\/p><p>It was a chance to find out how to break down any barriers that may be stopping disabled women joining, or taking part in events.<\/p><p>Guest speakers included Women&#8217;s Equality Party spokesperson\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.womensequality.org.uk\/steering-committee\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Athena Stevens.<\/a><\/p><p>Also, CEO of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pankhursttrust.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Manchester Women&#8217;s Aid Gail Heath,<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.divamanc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Councillor Eve Holt of Diva Manc<\/a>\u00a0and a pre-recorded message from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.parliament.uk\/biographies\/lords\/baroness-campbell-of-surbiton\/3831\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Baroness Jane Campbell<\/a>\u00a0from the House of Lords.<\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-984 alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/dev.breakthrough-uk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/content-image_womens-events-a-great-success2-300x169.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/breakthrough-uk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/content-image_womens-events-a-great-success2-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/breakthrough-uk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/content-image_womens-events-a-great-success2-600x338.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/breakthrough-uk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/content-image_womens-events-a-great-success2-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, 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Following on from discussions at the events, Breakthrough is developing a legacy for the project, in the shape of a Passport to Politics and a Passport to Taking Part.<\/p><p>This will include guidance for disabled women on their rights and options, and for organisations on enabling disabled women&#8217;s full participation.<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-985 alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/dev.breakthrough-uk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/content-image_womens-events-a-great-success3-300x169.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/breakthrough-uk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/content-image_womens-events-a-great-success3-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/breakthrough-uk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/content-image_womens-events-a-great-success3-600x338.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/breakthrough-uk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/content-image_womens-events-a-great-success3-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/breakthrough-uk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/content-image_womens-events-a-great-success3-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/breakthrough-uk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/content-image_womens-events-a-great-success3-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/breakthrough-uk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/content-image_womens-events-a-great-success3-2048x1152.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p><p>Get in touch with us if you&#8217;d like to find out more!<\/p><p>Phone: 0161 234 3950.<\/p><p>Text service:\u00a007939 943383<\/p><p>Email:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:s.johnson@breakthrough-uk.co.uk\">s.johnson@breakthrough-uk.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3bc20d1d\" data-eae-slider=\"28070\" data-id=\"3bc20d1d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f7e723 elementor-widget elementor-widget-sidebar\" data-id=\"0f7e723\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"sidebar.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"search-2\" class=\"widget widget_search\"><h2 class=\"widget-title\">Search the website<\/h2><form role=\"search\" method=\"get\" class=\"search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/breakthrough-uk.co.uk\/homepage\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<label>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Search for:<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"search\" class=\"search-field\" placeholder=\"Search &hellip;\" value=\"\" name=\"s\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" class=\"search-submit\" value=\"Search\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/form><\/section><section id=\"custom_html-8\" class=\"widget_text widget widget_custom_html\"><div class=\"textwidget custom-html-widget\"><hr><\/div><\/section><section id=\"block-8\" class=\"widget widget_block\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Latest News<\/h2>\n<\/section><section id=\"block-7\" class=\"widget widget_block widget_recent_entries\"><ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list has-dates has-author wp-block-latest-posts has-medium-font-size\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/breakthrough-uk.co.uk\/homepage\/breaking-through-quarterly-newsletter-relaunched-october-2024\/\">Breaking Through Quarterly Newsletter Relaunched<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Mark Watts<\/div><time datetime=\"2024-10-30T10:56:48+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">30 October 2024<\/time><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/breakthrough-uk.co.uk\/homepage\/meet-our-team\/\">Meet our team!<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Mark Watts<\/div><time datetime=\"2024-09-10T09:12:57+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">10 September 2024<\/time><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/breakthrough-uk.co.uk\/homepage\/website-refresh\/\">Website Refresh<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Mark Watts<\/div><time datetime=\"2024-07-12T14:31:25+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">12 July 2024<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/section><section id=\"custom_html-9\" class=\"widget_text widget widget_custom_html\"><div class=\"textwidget custom-html-widget\"><hr><\/div><\/section><section id=\"text-4\" class=\"widget widget_text\"><h2 class=\"widget-title\">Impact Review<\/h2>\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p>Read more about the things we do at Breakthrough UK &#8211; 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