Anthea Sully, White Ribbon Chief Executive, calls on men to help end street harassment.

After the terrible loss of his sister, Nathalie Warmerdam, singer Joshua Hopkins created ‘Songs for Murdered Sisters’ with composer Jake Heggie and writer Margaret Atwood to remember her and all women lost to the pandemic of domestic violence..

A new report from the EVAW Coalition offers a ‘snapshot’ of violence against women and girls at the start of 2021.

We welcome the open letter from Paul Scully, Minister for Small Business, Consumers and Labour Markets to businesses laying out the costs of domestic abuse and how they can help victims. White Ribbon Accreditation can support organisations in working towards this goal.

Join our series of webinars with leading experts in preventing male violence against women.

Simon Philips, Community Engagement Officer for the Leeds Jewish Housing Association and Director of Interfaith for the Leeds Jewish Representative Council, introduces the concept Shalom Bayit, meaning ‘Peaceful Home’ and signifying completeness, wholeness, and fulfillment, central to marriage and family life in Judaism.

Safer spaces policies can be helpful for staff in dealing with sexual harassment and violence, especially if staff have also received good training. Policies can provide consistency so everyone in the venue is on the same page. They are good for audiences and musicians too, as they provide more information about how to behave or how to get support if something goes wrong.

This White Ribbon Day, Wednesday 25 November, and the 16 days to end violence against women that follow, we are asking people to find new ways to say ‘no’ to violence against women, despite the restrictions imposed by COVID-19.

Misogyny is a “gateway drug” to wider division across society, tackling it must become an urgent priority for all. Misogyny needs to be recognised as a hate crime.

For survivors of domestic violence, the Domestic Abuse (DA) bill has long been scrutinised for failing to address many of the issues faced by migrant women. Those on a UK Spouse Visa often fear that leaving may breach their visa conditions and, due to NRPF, are often financially dependent on their abuser. Women’s Aid has even noted that women are enduring abuse for the five year period to meet the Indefinite Leave to Remain requirements.

There has been a higher Covid related death rate amongst men and significant impact on mental health but the pandemic is also deepening existing inequalities. There has been an increase in violence and abuse against women, by leaving many victims trapped at home with their abusers, COVID-19 has compounded the already hugely prevalent levels of gender-based violence in societies across the world.

White Ribbon Day 25 November 2020 is more important than ever to end violence against women.

Vulnerable women, particularly those from overseas, are still incredibly susceptible to staying silent for longer and going without vital care and support when living in an abusive or exploitative situation.

Poor decisions in Family Court have lifelong catastrophic effects on victims and children. The government needs to help put things right.

Sexism in the workplace has found a new and insidious ways to thrive online, and people are urged to ‘step up’ and challenge such behaviour when they see it to show that it is wrong.