Catcalling and wolf whistling should be prosecuted under existing laws, police have been told as part of a crackdown on the “epidemic” of sexual harassment and violence against women. Police officers have been issued with a new “toolkit” that calls for men caught catcalling, wolf whistling, leering or persistently staring at women to be prosecuted under the Public … Continue reading “News – Men caught wolf whistling or bothering women should be prosecuted, police told”

The Women and Girls Match Fund is a match funding campaign for charities that are working to improve the lives of vulnerable, disadvantaged or underrepresented women and girls in England and Scotland. All public donations made to participating charities via theBigGive.org.uk during the week of the campaign (8 – 15 March 2022) will be matched … Continue reading “Funding Opportunity – The Women and Girls Match Fund”

Listen to the podcast here – https://www.itv.com/news/granada/2021-12-13/from-the-north-theres-power-behind-our-voices-now-on-womens-safety ‘From the North‘ is a digital series from ITV News made in the North of England, focusing on the topics and issues people are talking about in our region. In each episode we look at a single issue, here we are looking again at women’s safety and asking … Continue reading “Podcast – From the North – Women’s safety – are we any further forward?”

Event date and time – 1st March, 2022, 10am -2.35pm Overview The safety of women and girls has become a major societal and political issue in recent months, following the horrific deaths of Sarah Everard and Bibaa Henry, amongst others. But this is on top of long-term problems around domestic violence, with a woman being … Continue reading “Online event – The House Briefing – Women’s Safety”

Since the murder of Sarah Everard, it has come to light that a number of police officers abuse their positions to target women, and a recent episode of Channel 4’s Dispatches programme revealed the shocking scale of that abuse. In the past four years, nearly 2,000 police officers, special constables and PCSOs in the UK … Continue reading “Podcast – Channel 4 – Cops on Trial – sexual misconduct and the police”

The Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme, or Clare’s Law, which gives people the right to know or ask if their partner has a history of violence, has been used thousands of times during the pandemic, according to the latest figures from the Office of National Statistics. The law is named after mum-of-one Clare Wood who was … Continue reading “News – Office of National Statistics – Clare’s Law has been used a record number of times during the pandemic”

Women’s Aid has launched a thought-provoking campaign to help women spot the signs of coercive control and highlight the fact that many don’t realise they are in an abusive relationship.  The charity has developed a spoof TV show called ‘Spot The Abuse’ to highlight the issue and educate people about the signs of coercive control. During the … Continue reading “Media Campaign – Women’s Aid launches campaign ‘Spot the Abuse’ to highlight signs of coercive control”

New research commissioned by Vodafone Foundation claims that a third of workers experienced domestic abuse during the last 12 months, with more than half of those saying that abuse had increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite the increase in domestic abuse, only 16 percent of those surveyed said their workplace had a policy to support survivors. The … Continue reading “Report – Employer support for domestic abuse survivors must adapt to reflect changing hybrid working patterns”

Victims of crime will be better heard, served and protected under wide ranging reforms set out by the government today (9 December 2021). major step towards new Victims’ Law as consultation is launched scorecards published to increase transparency and hold criminal justice agencies to account scheme sparing rape victims the stress of testifying in court … Continue reading “News – Ministry of Justice – Landmark reforms for victims”