On the afternoon Trump is inaugurated and on the eve of worldwide women’s marches, the UK government quietly announces that it will stick by its plan to force women to ‘prove’ rape for benefits. Rachel Krys, co-director of the End…
Watch our short film which makes the case for SRE Sign the online petition demanding high-quality Sex and Relationships Education Join the discussions on Facebook on Twitter: what was missing from your SRE? How can we support young people to build healthy relationships in…
This morning (20th January 2017) Sky News presenter Stephen Dixon commented that women drinking alcohol and wearing short skirts were ‘provoking’ their own rapes. The news segment was exploring a report- ‘Sounds Familiar’- published today by the Fawcett Society. The…
All of us at EVAW are incredibly shocked and saddened by the passing of Jill Saward, a vital member of EVAW’s coalition through her fantastic work campaigning for myth-busting for jurors on sexual violence cases, who was a key figure at our…
It’s not like we didn’t have a lot of choice; Of course convicted sexual predator Brock Turner’s Dad was on the list for dismissing rape as ‘20 minutes of action’ Roosh V would have been such an easy choice…you know,…
MPs today (16th December 2016) voted on the next stage in the process which could see the UK ratifying the Istanbul Convention on preventing and combating violence against women, and domestic violence. The private members bill introduced by Dr Eilidh Whiteford…
Responding to Michelle Thomson MP’s relating of her rape at the age of 14 in the House of Commons this morning (8 December), End Violence Against Women Coalition Co-Director Sarah Green said: “Michelle Thomson MP is to be commended for…
Responding to the Government’s announcement today (7 December) of new anti-stalking measures, End Violence Against Women Coalition Co-Director Sarah Green said: “We welcome the Government's move to protect women from stalkers - the new provisions are a useful addition to…
The chairs outlined their regret that the Government's response to the Committee's report had failed to "seize the opportunity" to announce plans for compulsory SRE. The letter urged the Secretary of State for Education to consider the consequences of failing…
The End Violence Against Women Coalition welcomed the authoritative and far reaching report into sexual violence in schools, but the Government’s response shows it is not prepared to take the action required to tackle this urgent problem. The Women and…