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Truss promises to crack down on violence against women and girls

Liz Truss has promised to crack down on violence against women and girls, by introducing a standalone offence to criminalise street harassment and a national domestic abuse register. The Tory leadership hopeful announced a package of measures to ...

27 Jul 2022 at 15:23

Online Safety Bill fails to stop violence against women and girls, experts warn

The current provisions to address online violence against women and girls in the Online Safety Bill are inadequate and the Government must consider amending it to include a new industry-created code of practice, campaigners have said. A group ...

17 May 2022 at 23:55

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International Day of Women and Girls in Science: How parents can encourage daughters into STEM

When you think of women in science, some key names might come to mind, such as Marie Curie, Mae Jemison or Sarah Gilbert. But this is just scratching the surface: there are countless other women working to find cures for illnesses, teaching ...

11 Feb 2022 at 07:25

Commission reveals strategy to cut violence against women and girls in Plymouth

One of the UK’s first commissions set up to tackle violence against women and girls has announced its plans to combat abuse in Plymouth. The commission was established partly in response to the murder of 18-year-old Bobbi-Anne McLeod, who ...

27 May 2022 at 18:39

Labour ‘committed to halving incidents of violence against women and girls’

Labour are committed to the “mission” of halving incidents of violence against women and girls (VAWG), Sir Keir Starmer says. The Labour leader held a roundtable discussion on Monday with campaigners and industry experts at St Giles ...

24 Apr 2023 at 14:59

Government confirms misogyny will not be made a hate crime

The Government has been accused of failing women after confirming it does not intend to make misogyny a hate crime. Home Office minister Sarah Dines said the Government is in agreement with the Law Commission and does not intend to ...

25 Apr 2023 at 13:23

Fraction of police officers and staff accused over treatment of women sacked

Less than one per cent of more than 1,500 police officers and staff who faced complaints about their treatment of women in a six-month period were sacked, figures show. Data published by the National Police Chiefs Council on ...

14 Mar 2023 at 00:01

Scotland

‘Sobering’ survey finds 17% of Scottish women have suffered online violence

Almost a fifth of women in Scotland have experienced online violence, “extremely sobering” new research has found, with almost three-quarters saying this should be made a crime. Research by The Open University found 17% of ...

07 Sept 2023 at 09:11

More than one in 10 women across UK have faced online violence, survey suggests

More than one in 10 women and girls in each of the UK’s four nations has experienced online violence, according to what researchers have described as the biggest survey into the issue. The findings show the problem is ...

07 Sept 2023 at 09:10

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Derry MLA expresses concern at potential delay of Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy

SDLP Justice Spokesperson Sinéad McLaughlin has expressed concern after the Executive Office confirmed that progress on the Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy could be delayed due to the lack of an Executive. ...

09 Feb 2023 at 18:33

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Derry rallies against 'ongoing genocide' in Gaza

Upwards of 1,000 people took part in a rally in the city organised by the Derry branch of the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign (IPSC). Speakers addressing the crowd in Guildhall Square on Saturday. The rally, ...

27 Nov 2023 at 11:33

Scotland

Women and girls ‘sidelined’ by Government policy-making, report warns

Women and girls remain “sidelined” by Scottish Government policy-making, a report has highlighted. The National Advisory Council on Women and Girls (NACWG) advises the First Minister on how to tackle gender ...

03 May 2024 at 09:04

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