Women, Gambling & Money: The Hidden Harm We Can No Longer Ignore
Why this matters
When people picture gambling harm, they often see a man.
For too long, support systems, research, and funding have focused on men leaving women’s experiences overlooked and under-supported.
But women are gambling too. Quietly. Increasingly. And the harm is real.
Women, Gambling & Neurodiversity WhatsApp Group
A message from Kate
thrivin together have recognised that there a number of women discussing their experiences with neurodiversity – diagnosed and undiagnosed, in the main WhatsApp group. So they have decided to create a neurodiversity WhatApp group and I am the volunteer who facilitates this.
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A report from the Current Advances in Gambling Research Conference June 2025
PhD student, Fay Laidler, presented her research at the Gambling Research Conference, on how women with lived experience of gambling harm can find their voice in policy spaces and actually be heard.
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Recovery Month – Invite to Share Your Unique Recovery Journey
As part of Recovery Month, we’re inviting YOU to share your unique recovery journey. Every story matters — the highs, the lows, and the turning points that brought you to where you are today. Your voice could be the one that inspires someone else to begin their journey.
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Women and Gambling Report
In 2023 we facilitated several focus groups with women in gambling recovery and affected others to discuss topics including health, relationships, stigma and finances. Thanks to a grant from ROSA we have turned this into a report promoting the voices of women and their experiences. We held a webinar to launch this community report on 7 November 2024.
Fast Forward Podcast – Nadine’s Story
Nadine shares her journey from the lows where she felt helpless and unable to stop gambling, right through to today, where she has created her own organisation – thrivin’ together cic, who offer support to women experiencing similar challenges from gambling.
Listener discretion is advised.
