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People shine their phone torches on the police in Clapham Common, London, for a vigil for Sarah Everard in March 2021
WOMEN’S rights campaigners demanded more funding and tough action to end of violence against women and girls today on the anniversary of Sarah Everard’s death.
In a new report, the End Violence Against Women Coalition (Evaw) said that while 2021 had sparked a national conversation on violence against women and girls (VAWG) following the murders of Everard, Sabina Nessa and others, a different approach to the government’s current commitments was needed.
It called for significant investment in prevention, including through comprehensive relationships and sex education in schools and multiyear public campaigns.
AMANDA J QUICK warns about the ever-expanding influence of the sex industry – and the harm it unleashes on both the women involved and society collectively, especially the young