May local elections: ask your local candidate to pledge to end VAWG
Local councils have enormous power to help end violence against women and girls. Here's how you can help put violence against women and girls on candidates’ agendas!
Survivors left out of response to cost of living crisis
Yesterday (23rd March 2022), the Chancellor of the Exchequer delivered his Spring Statement for 2022, as the UK faces a ‘cost of living crisis’ and the prospect of the biggest fall in living standards in a single year since records…
MPs, football groups and equality organisations call for football to address gender-based violence
MPs, football groups and equality organisations are among those who have signed up in support of an open letter to the Premier League and FA by The End Violence Against Women Coalition, Level Up and The Three Hijabis, the campaigners…
New public campaigns a positive first step in ending violence against women
On 1st March 2022, the government launched a new public campaign aiming to prevent violence against women and girls (VAWG) by shaping the attitudes that normalise and tolerate this abuse. This follows the launch of a similar campaign by the…
NEW REPORT: violence against women and girls snapshot report 2021-22
DOWNLOAD the VAWG snapshot report 2021-22 DOWNLOAD the report in large print WATCH the British Sign Language version, easy read version coming soon The End Violence Against Women Coalition (EVAW) has today (3rd March 2022) released its latest snapshot report…
Rape scorecards show broken justice system for rape survivors
The government has today (9th December 2021) released its first set of scorecards showing how each part of the criminal justice system is performing in prosecuting rape, along with a progress update report on performance regarding the rape Review Action…
74% think government should do more to ensure social media platforms address online abuse of women and girls
Leading women’s organisations have today (2nd December 2021) launched joint asks for an online safety law that addresses the abuse of women and girls, as new figures show almost three quarters of the public think the government should do more…
New campaign calls for women and girls to be included in online safety law
Online abuse and violence against women and girls experts have today launched a campaign urging government to include women and girls in new online safety law. The government’s “world-leading” Online Safety Bill will give social media companies and tech platforms…
Improvements in sexual offence prosecutions due to pandemic recovery, but still a long way off target
Ministry of Justice (MoJ) statistics released last week (18th November 2021) showed that for the 12 months ending June 2021, there were increases in prosecutions at magistrates courts as well as increases in convictions for sexual offending compared with the…
52 women’s organisations denounce ‘harmful and discriminatory’ Borders Bill
Today, on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, 52 women’s organisations have written to Priti Patel with concerns about the devastating impact that the Nationality and Borders Bill will have on women and survivors of violence.…