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One little discussed issue in competitive tendering of specialist services for women subjected to men& #39;s violence is local authorities requiring high staffing levels for low levels of funding so salaries are capped.
Then they offer equivalent* jobs with the council at higher wages
Then they offer equivalent* jobs with the council at higher wages
There is no way that full cost recovery principles are used when councils compare the cost of them providing a service to the cost of a specialist independent women& #39;s organisation.
Most staff working in frontline jobs supporting women & children subjected to men& #39;s violence don& #39;t have he luxury of being able to turn up their noses at a few grand for the principles of independent services.
And so there& #39;s an expertise/experience drift from specialist services
And so there& #39;s an expertise/experience drift from specialist services
Yet research shows that women prefer independent specialist women only organisations, including but not only those led by and for minority women. *Many women* would prefer to go without accessing support than accessing council run support so women self exclude.
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* no, they& #39;re not equivalent even putting aside the issue of trust, they& #39;re not independent, they& #39;re often not women-only, they& #39;re rarely feminist, they& #39;re far less likely to challenge other council run services for a poor service.
* no, they& #39;re not equivalent even putting aside the issue of trust, they& #39;re not independent, they& #39;re often not women-only, they& #39;re rarely feminist, they& #39;re far less likely to challenge other council run services for a poor service.
And I& #39;ve yet to see a single council run service that holds the same industry quality marks that they require specialist services to hold when bidding.
