"We've got to stop violence against women and girls. And let's be frank... that involves men taking responsibility for creating a culture and society where women are safe in their communities and at home."

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, January 2023

In the UK, 1 in 4 women will experience domestic abuse and 1 in 5 sexual assault during her lifetime. Globally, this increases to 1 in 3. 

Violence against women and girls can take many forms, including domestic violence, stalking, and 'honour-based' violence. Over the last decade, there has been a pandemic of newly emerging crimes against women including 'up-skirting' and 'revenge porn'. Within the digital world, we now live in, these types of crimes are on the rise, and have led to additional challenges to women's and girls' safety. 

There have been some improvements to women’s safety resulting from government strategies, public initiatives and engagement with police, businesses, and schools. This includes, the 2021 Domestic Abuse Act aims to reinforce victim protection and ensure perpetrators face the law, the Mayor of London's new tackling violence against women and girls strategy for 2022-25, and the End-to-End Rape Review report (and review).

This event will address the urgent need for tackling violence against women and girls, and the current challenges to women’s safety, including issues exacerbated by the rise in digital crimes. It will outline methods for strengthening the system so that violence does not occur, as well as supporting victims within the criminal justice process. The event will focus on the efforts that must be taken in the future to increase safety, including both reforms to the physical environment and the culture of violence against women and girls in the UK. 

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Unable to make the date? All sessions will be recorded and available to watch on-demand for 30 days after the event date.