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Human Rights Act an “essential tool” for women’s protection
Today (Thursday 2nd November 2017) Southall Black Sisters (SBS) and the End Violence Again...

Michael Gove on Weinstein: beyond a joke
It’s Saturday morning and there is an apparently endless stream of news about the variety ...

Women’s groups urge Government to “go further” with proposed Domestic Violence B...
A wide range of women’s organisations has written to the Home Secretary Amber Rudd and the...

Government Minister says schools should not allow boys back in class with girls ...
Parliament’s Women and Equalities Committee today (11 October) questioned Equalities...

Government too slow to respond to rapes and sexual assaults in schools
As the BBC today (9 October) broadcasts two powerful programmes (1) documenting the scale ...

Uber must not be allowed to operate without full consideration of women’s ...
Responding to the decision by Transport for London (TFL) on 22 September to suspend Uber...

New survey by Girlguiding finds high levels of sexual harassment in schools
A new survey by Girlguiding- their Girls’ Attitudes Survey– finds that almost ...

Call to scrap the two child limit and ‘rape clause’
The letter, published in the Telegraph today (21 September 2017), was also signed by Women...

Bigger vision needed for ending domestic violence
Recognition that agencies need to focus on perpetrators is welcome The End Violence Agai...

Huge gang convicted of organised rapes of girls in Newcastle – response
In response to the conviction today (9 August) of 17 men and one woman for offences relate...

Alarming number of children excluded from school for ‘sexual misconduct’ – respo...
Responding to the publication today (9 August) of new Freedom of Information research by t...

EVAW Coalition – Bulletin, Summer 2017
New domestic violence legislation and commissioner Before the 8 June general election we w...

Join us at the Nasty Women UK Art Exhibition
In the aftermath of the US presidential campaign, which was characterised by a distinct la...

Reported sexual offences on trains double – EVAW response
Responding to the BBC 5 Live investigation into sexual harassment and sexual assaults on t...