Child poverty and gendered poverty are deeply interlinked. When mothers are poor, children are poor. Interventions that make women more financially resilient improve children’s outcomes, and equally, improving conditions for children also improves conditions for mothers.
This Learning Circle will explore how tackling gendered poverty strengthens the response to child poverty, creating space for shared learning and collective action across the sector.
Convened by Smallwood Trust, with support from the Early Education and Childcare Coalition and Buttle UK, this Learning Circle will bring together funders, women’s organisations, researchers, frontline organisations and policy influencers for a collaborative day of learning.
The day will include a mix of panels, presentations, collaborative working sessions and a networking lunch, designed to spark fresh insight and create opportunities for joint action. Final details to follow.
Together, we will:
- Explore the evidence on how gendered poverty and child poverty are connected
- Discuss how a gendered and intersectional lens can strengthen strategies to end child poverty
- Identify opportunities for collaboration across the sector, from co-funding to advocacy
Our Call to Action
If we want to end child poverty, we must also end gendered poverty. This Learning Circle is a chance to learn together, challenge assumptions, and develop strategies that place women and mothers at the centre of solutions.
Location and final event details to follow successful RSVP.
