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With the cost of living crisis preventing women from fleeing abuse, the government must act now to support survivors.

With the cost of living crisis preventing women from fleeing abuse, the government must act now to support survivors.   A blog by Farah Nazeer, chief executive of Women’s Aid, and Dr Nicola Sharp-Jeffs, CEO and Founder of Surviving Economic Abuse (SEA). We’re all worried about the cost of living crisis. From interest rates to

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Women’s Aid responds to the victims’ commissioner’s online harms report

Women’s Aid responds to the victims’ commissioner’s online harms report   Today, the victims’ commissioner, Dame Vera Baird, published her report on online harms, showing the impact of online abuse and harassment. The research was commissioned to help inform and shape the government’s online safety bill, which aims to establish a new framework to tackle

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The conversation on consent: Our work with Netflix’s ‘Anatomy of a Scandal’ to inspire change

The conversation on consent: Our work with Netflix’s ‘Anatomy of a Scandal’ to inspire change   By Farah Nazeer, chief executive of Women’s Aid: We welcomed the government’s recent announcement of a new 24/7 Sexual Violence Support Service to victims in England and Wales, and we are pleased that our colleagues at Rape Crisis will

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A new outlook: shining a light on the impact of gender-based violence on the mental health of disabled women

A new outlook: shining a light on the impact of gender-based violence on the mental health of disabled women By survivor and campaigner, Saliha Rashid   Disabled women are nearly three times more likely to experience domestic abuse (including honour-based abuse), in comparison to non-disabled women, according to data from the Office for National Statistics.

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Women who kill: how the state criminalises women we might otherwise be burying

Women who kill: how the state criminalises women we might otherwise be burying By Sophie Howes, Research Consultant, Centre for Women’s Justice Introduction   Those working in the field of violence against women and girls are primarily focused on the state’s duties to protect, prevent and investigate crimes of violence perpetrated against women and girls.

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The movement against domestic violence: celebrating our history

The movement against domestic violence: celebrating our history A Safe blog by Gill Hague, Professor Emerita of Violence Against Women Studies Women’s Aid and the services in the present domestic violence sector arose originally out of pioneering women’s activism, fighting for social change. The direct connection from today back to the movement against violence against

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International Women’s Day – Blog by chief executive of Women’s Aid, Farah Nazeer

International Women’s Day   Blog by chief executive of Women’s Aid, Farah Nazeer This is my first International Women’s Day as Women’s Aid chief executive, and I am proud to have joined such an incredible all-woman team.   My passion has always been working towards ending violence against women and girls and progressing women’s rights

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