Posts Tagged: VAWG

Our cities are not designed with women in mind

Our cities are not designed with women in mind

Why we must reimagine urban public spaces to create a more equal and inclusive environment for London’s diverse communities.   When navigating the streets of London, have you ever considered for whom the city has been designed? Whether you and the person walking over the road can freely move around the city in the same way? …

The Nationality and Borders Bill: A gendered issue

The Nationality and Borders Bill: A gendered issue

Having fled violence, asylum-seeking women’s right to safety in the UK is further threatened by the government’s newest asylum legislation. The Home Office is pushing for major reform of UK’s “broken” immigration system, and it has been nothing less than controversial. The Nationality and Borders Bill, which will enforce many of the measures outlined in …

Everyone’s Invited: A Website Eradicating Rape Culture in UK Schools One Testimonial at A Time

Everyone’s Invited: A Website Eradicating Rape Culture in UK Schools One Testimonial at A Time

A website gathered nearly 16,000 anonymous testimonies of sexual abuse, harassment and even rape from predominately young women and girls. Although the website recounts incidents outside of school, a significant number have named the schools where the abuse occurred bringing to the surface the pervasive “rape culture” at a number of schools in the U.K. …

The rise in female homicide victims

The rise in female homicide victims

On the 3rd of March at 9pm, 33-year-old Sarah Everard was reported missing after exiting a friend’s house near Clapham Junction. The police reported that Miss Everard was returning to her home in Brixton, with the journey supposed to take around 50 minutes. Scotland Yard’s Specialist Crime Command led the investigation due to the ‘complex …

#IWD2021 around the world

#IWD2021 around the world

This past 8th of March was International Women’s Day; the theme this year was #ChoosetoChallenge. This blog will see why we celebrate this day and look at the different protests around the world to remember the hardships of women who came out protesting, even under Covid restrictions. This year we need to #ChoosetoChallenge the status …