A submission by Dr Caroline Rodrigues Silva to the Home Affairs Committee Inquiry into Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls: Funding draws on her research into how institutional structures enable or constrain effective responses to violence against women and girls (VAWG) to identify inequality and inefficiency in the current system and propose a new funding framework.
Her written evidence submissions highlights and proposes:
- Current funding models are inequitable and inefficient, often excluding organisations most embedded in affected communities.
- A new funding framework should center intersectionality and institutional maturity, ensuring tailored, fair, and effective allocation.
- Proposed mechanisms include tiered funding, consortia-based coordination, multi-year support, and participatory evaluation.
- Coordination remains fragmented; equitable, structured partnerships must replace informal, personality-driven collaboration.
- Access barriers, especially for identity-led and small organisations, demand targeted support, simplified processes, and core funding.
- Gender must be addressed as a systemic, relational issue, inclusive of masculinity, LGBTQ+ leadership, and diverse survivor pathways
Read the full submitted evidence here
This evidence was cited in the third committee report of this session (published on 11th July 2025)
Reported by:
Rosanna Smith
bpp@brunel.ac.uk