Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. #IDEVAW2020
We'll post a piece a day about this emergency for #16DaysOfActivism
🕯️Today, take a moment of silence to remember the 95 women, compiled by @CountDeadWomen, killed by men in the UK in 2020
We'll post a piece a day about this emergency for #16DaysOfActivism
🕯️Today, take a moment of silence to remember the 95 women, compiled by @CountDeadWomen, killed by men in the UK in 2020
Today, @FemicideCensus released its ground-breaking 10-year report: UK Femicides 2009-2018.
Key findings:
◾️34% of women had kids under 18
◾️1 woman killed every 3 days
◾️62% of women killed by partner or ex
◾️Of these, 59% had reported previous abuse
👉🏽femicidecensus.org/10-year-report/
Key findings:
◾️34% of women had kids under 18
◾️1 woman killed every 3 days
◾️62% of women killed by partner or ex
◾️Of these, 59% had reported previous abuse
👉🏽femicidecensus.org/10-year-report/
Femicide is "systemic and facilitated by institutions, politicians & governments, wilfully deaf to desperate pleas for action."
Key to 'denormalising' it, is talking about it.
Below: some of the 95 women killed in 2020.
Today's read by @julialagoutte👉🏾greenworld.org.uk/article/we-nee…
Key to 'denormalising' it, is talking about it.
Below: some of the 95 women killed in 2020.
Today's read by @julialagoutte👉🏾greenworld.org.uk/article/we-nee…
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