In this tough economic climate, it’s more important than ever for women’s organisations to know what tools are available to them to get their voice heard and make the case for their work.

Many of the resources below were used as research or capacity building training in our recent participatory action research, Power and Prejudice, and some of the tools were developed as part of the research itself.

• 'How to...' guides
  

• Using human rights

• Using the media/social media

• Using Public Law
  

• Using the Compact
  

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Making the case for your work

• Keeping it legal: A guide for third sector organisations on pulic law and equality rights (November 2009). Explores how groups can use public law to challenge unfair decision making.
• Briefing on the role of the women's voluntary and community sector in the Social Inclusion Agenda (April 2008).
• Demonstrating the economic, social and environmental impacts of your work.
• Information and resources on how to conduct participatory action research.
  
• WRC's research into the importance of the women's voluntary and community sector.
• Facts and statistics on women's inequality in the UK.
• Women's organisations' expertise and experience mean they have valuable contributions to make to policy and public debates and responding to consultations can also be a way to raise awareness about the work you do. See WRC's responses to policy consultations for examples of how you can do this.