International Anti-Street Harassment Week
18th-24th March is International Anti-Street Harassment Week 2012. Hey darling, what you reading? Good book? You shy, eh? I’m just being friendly. Are you married? Where’s your boyfriend? Don’t be so...
View ArticleDomestic violence not caused by “bad weather”
Originally published at Women’s Views on News. A women’s charity has dismissed police claims that bad weather may be to blame for a dramatic increase in incidents of domestic violence. Eaves, a...
View ArticleJust The Women: media portrayals of violence against women
Four women’s groups today published a report on media sexism, raising concerns about coverage of violence against women by the mainstream press. The joint report by Eaves, End Violence Against Women...
View ArticleWaiting time doubles for rehousing of domestic violence victims in Islington
Originally published at Islington Now, with additional reporting by Jess Denham. Victims of domestic violence are waiting more than a year for rehousing, according to figures obtained under the Freedom...
View ArticleWe need to talk about the UK media war on women
Originally published at Open Democracy. While Dylan Farrow’s child abuse allegations against Woody Allen hold the headlines, it is time for journalists to realise that sexual violence is not about evil...
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