THREAD 🧵Today @SadiqKhan launched his VAWG Strategy for London. Whilst WE are pleased to see support for Valerie's Law, this was a huge missed opportunity to make London a Sanctuary City so that no woman fleeing violence is turned away - including migrant women. 1/5 The London Mayor has the power to implement a Sanctuary City policy guaranteeing support & services for migrant women prevented from accessing public funds. This could override the govt's hostile environment policies that trap some migrant women in abusive situations. 2/5

Patrick Grady MP has received only 2 days suspension for sexually harassing a staffer who was 19.
The panel "justified" reducing the sanction by blaming the staffer for how he handled a process that had already failed him.🧵1/6
bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politi… This is victim blaming 101. It has no place in our society, least of all in the institution responsible for making our laws.
Those investigating were more concerned with the reputation of a sexual harasser and the Commons itself than with any real accountability. 2/6

'But women HAVE equality'
'Feminism is just MAN HATING'
'When's International MEN'S Day?'

Especially today, we know there is an increased likelihood of facing the above statements. Here is your response kit. ⬇️ 1/14 58% of women say caring responsibilities have stopped them applying for promotion or a new job (BITC, 2022) 2/14

"I really respect what she's done in terms of recognising the error of the approach that she set out and putting in place something to potentially rectify that." @ManduReid on @BBCNews discussing the diversity of @CarolineLucas's all-female #cabinet proposal "We are facing a national emergency. We need different approaches, we need to break the deadlock, we need to change the perspectives that get in the room & get air time. & actually, bringing women around the table would be a completely different dynamic to the macho war cabinet."