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Sexist language influences women all through their lives, not just as children. The ‘Ban Bossy’ campaign has taken off. Launched by Facebook CEO Sheryl Sandberg, ‘Ban Bossy’ is a campaign to stop negative language influencing how young girls perceive themselves. ‘When a little boy asserts himself,’ the website says, ‘he’s called a “leader”. ‘Yet when […]
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Transform girls’ lives and make Britain a fairer and more equal place for girls to grow up in and flourish. In the run-up to the 2015 General Election, girls and young women are calling on politicians to listen to their voices and commit to act. The Girls Matter report consists of girls and young
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The UK government needs to act to ensure any rights Afghan women have gained do not slip away. World leaders met at a NATO summit in Wales last week to decide the future of Afghan security after the withdrawal of international troops. Now we have to ask our government to take action now to protect
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Young females in the UK at risk of ending up in jobs with no career prospects and reduced earnings. The number of people in England not in education, employment or training (NEET) is high. However, despite common assumptions about who is not in education, employment or training, there are many more
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Contact your MP and ask what they intend to do. The Fawcett Society recently published comprehensive new research on how women- especially those on low pay -are faring in the economic recovery. While unemployment has fallen sharply, the picture for women is decidedly mixed, with a sharp rise in
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Sky News is launching an ambitious new campaign, Stand Up Be Counted. The project is a dynamic digital platform where young people aged between 16 and 25 can talk about the issues that affect them. Anything, from personal reflections on their lives to their frustrations around the stereotypes the
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‘The living wage was created so that work can provide staff with a basic standard of living.’ The majority of women working part-time earn less than the living wage in over 50 local authority areas across Britain, according to research published last week by the TUC. Thursday last week, 28 August
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‘Whether it’s sleazy comments, groping, leering, sexual assault or homophobic attacks, harassment will not be tolerated.’ The first ever coordinated national action around safety on nights out, the Good Night Out campaign, calls on bars, pubs, venues and clubs to improve their safety policies by
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Their consent was undermined by the level of the deception perpetrated. Eight women who were deceived into entering long term intimate sexual relationships with undercover police officers have expressed their determination to continue their battle to expose the grave violations, combat the cover-up
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First ever Shadow Minister for Preventing Violence Against Women and Girls appointed. Seema Malhotra, MP for Feltham and Heston, for is joining the Labour Party’s Shadow Home Affairs team as Shadow Minister for Preventing Violence Against Women and Girls. She will champion the needs of all victims
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A step too far. In a self-parodic move The Sun last week advertised a date with ‘Rosie’ or ‘Kelly’ as a reward for the lucky winner of its Fantasy Football Dream Team competition: ‘Travel not included. Date will be at a location agreed with the Promoter. Choice of Page 3 Girl is subject to
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Mothers being on marriage certificates is a small victory in the long journey to equality. The Prime Minister David Cameron has announced that he has asked the Home Office to look into adding the names of mothers to marriage certificates in England and Wales. Currently, mothers’ names are added
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Some websites are spreading myths about the affects of abortion. Some pregnancy counselling service websites are covertly pushing an anti-abortion agenda, the Guardian has revealed. Many of the websites include false information, such as linking abortion to higher mortality rates, suicide and
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Women’s Aid research shows a 32 per cent shortfall of refuge bed spaces in England. The national domestic violence charity Women’s Aid recently launched an SOS campaign calling on the government to preserve ‘the national network of specialist refuges by exploring a new model of national refuge
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Capitalism is ‘the principal source of conflict between nations’. By Felicity Ruby and Edith Ballantyne. Women peace activists meeting in Zurich in 1919 understood the capitalist system of profit and privilege as a root cause of war. Women said it then, and say it now, as they tackle the perennial
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Inter-factory matches in First World War raised money for Coventry’s wounded soldiers. A Heritage Lottery Fund-backed project has recreated a football game that first took place in 1917 between female worker’s from munitions factories. On a typically drizzly bank holiday Monday in Coventry history
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The Muslim Women’s Network UK on the inquiry into child sexual exploitation in Rotherham: The report detailing the 16 years of child sexual exploitation that took place in Rotherham involving more than 1,400 children is very disturbing. The ordeal of the young white girls closely mirrors the
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Where men are professional, there should be the opportunity for women to be too. There are now more opportunities for women to make a living in the sport they love. Last week it was announced that the England women’s rugby sevens team would be paid to play in the run up to the Rio Olympics
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Nobody in this new campaign is telling the perpetrators not to rape. During a week heavy with stories of sexual abuse, perpetrators seemingly evaporate into the protective world lacking transparency, providing this never-ending covering cloak masking them from the media’s attention. Amongst the
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There is no evidence that large numbers of men are being falsely accused of rape. By Rape Crisis Scotland. It is a common misconception that false allegations of rape are common, yet the suggestion that survivors frequently claim they have been raped when they have not is repeated time and again in
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New research reveals young people engage in coercive, risky and uninformed anal sex. Young men are not always getting consent from young women when they have anal sex, according to a recent study published by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM). For the research, part of the
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Consultation on reconciling criminal law with the Home Office definition of domestic violence opens. The Domestic Violence Law Reform Campaign celebrated a victory when the Government announced that it was opening a consultation on strengthening the law on domestic abuse. There is currently a gap
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Join us for a mile or two, or ten, or any part of the 300 miles. Over 500 people gathered at Jarrow Town Hall on 16 August as campaigners set off on the People’s March for the NHS – a 300-mile walk to London, and which is carrying a petition in support of saving a […]
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Or ‘ How a free trade agreement will affect the NHS’. Free trade agreements (FTAs) might seem a million miles from the NHS. However, FTAs are not just about the trading of goods. They also cover services and corporate rights. The Coalition Government is keen to negotiate a FTA between the EU and
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Women call for human security not military security. Women of NATO member states and others, gathering for a demonstration against the Summit in Newport this weekend, are saying ‘No to NATO’ for many reasons. Military expenditure squanders money needed for the education, health and housing services
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Advert ‘sexist’ and ‘gratuitous and objectified women’. American Apparel once again has an ad banned by The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) for an inappropriate portrayal of women. On 2 September 2014 Women’s Views on News reported in our Media Spotlight feature on American Apparel’s latest
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The most recently publicised case highlights the need for a next step for Project Guardian. Alongside reports and news coverage of the sexual assault of a women on a train in South East London, public transport figures show that reported sexual offences on Britain’s railways have increased by 21
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Clothing retailer American Apparel is facing criticism yet again for its sick shock tactics. American Apparel is trying to cash in on the ‘naughty school girl’ look, despite having had previous ads banned for their ‘sexual and objectifying’ portrayals of women and girls. The Advertising Standards
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Labour will hit back at the Bedroom Tax this Friday – will the Lib Dems? By Rachel Reeves, MP. Labour has been clear and consistent in its opposition to the Bedroom Tax. We said it was cruel and unfair, taking an average £700 a year from half a million low income households. The government has
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The Human Rights Act places a positive obligation on the state to prevent human rights violations. By Charlotte Thomas. Gone are the days in the UK when women could not vote, own property, be educated, or hold positions of authority. Thankfully, on paper at least, society now no longer believes
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The last, great sporting gender divide? This summer there were several high-profile appointments of women coaches at the highest level of sport. In May 2014, Helen Costa was appointed manager of French second division team Clermont Foot 63. Costa has a Masters degree in Sports Science, a UEFA A
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It would cover every proposed fracking site and campaign group in the region and a local landmark. Shale gas operator Cuadrilla has been accused of using ‘dirty tricks’ by a group of Lancashire grandparents, after serving the group of women with court papers over a land dispute. The campaigners
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How – and why – hundreds of brave performers ventured beyond the footlights and into the war arena. ‘War, Women and Song’ celebrates the Lena Ashwell YMCA Concert Parties of the First World War when more than 600 performers signed up for a tour of duty with Ashwell between 1914 and 1919. They
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‘I firmly believe that greater responsiveness by this Council would have saved hundreds of thousands of lives.’ Navi Pillay, whose term as UN Human Rights Commissioner is ending this month, has criticised the United Nations Security Council for its ineffectiveness on Syria and other intractable