Published this month, the results of a YouGov survey (commissioned by a national coalition of women’s organisations) have shown that the vast majority of women aged under 25 have been sexually harassed, and that two thirds of all women have experienced sexual...
Solace Women’s Aid has conducted research into the housing pathways of women and children survivors of domestic abuse who have come through Solace refuges. This research highlights systemic unfairness and discrimination against women and children fleeing domestic...
Earlier this month the government launched a comprehensive strategy for tackling violence against women and girls in the UK. The publication of the Ending Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy for 2016-2020 is a welcome demonstration of the government’s commitment...
We all know that domestic violence can happen to anyone. Survivors of abuse can be young or old, of any gender, sexuality, race, or cultural background. They may have a disability, they may not. Abuse affects 1 in 4 women and 1 in 6 men during their lifetime. These...
As we know, domestic abuse can take many forms. It isn’t just physical violence– the term “domestic abuse” includes emotional, physical, sexual, financial or psychological abuse. It is any type of controlling, bullying, threatening or violent behaviour between people...
There’s been in-depth research into the financial cost of domestic violence in the UK in recent years. Taking into account the human cost– the women and men who are injured, traumatised and killed as a result of domestic violence, as well as their families and others...
