Women's Aid Membership

Membership is open to services who: 

• Provide direct services to support survivors of domestic abuse as their core work OR where a service is a led by and for organisation supporting a specific demographic such as Black and minoritised women or women with disabilities, provide direct services to survivors of domestic abuse and VAWG as part of their work.   
• Recognise the gendered nature of domestic abuse in policy, practice and publicity materials which includes a strategic commitment to ending VAWG and gender inequality.  
• Have a commitment to women-led services with policy and procedures guaranteeing the chair and vice chair of the board, at least 60% of trustees and the CEO will be positions held by women OR If part of a larger organisation the service is overseen by a separate committee which is women-led as above.   
• Ensure support services for women survivors are exclusively led and delivered by women, including line management of those who support women survivors.  
• Are a registered Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) or Community Interest Company (CIC) with an organisational governance structure which is independent from any statutory body. 
• Have a minimum of 12 months of audited accounts.