A wide range of women’s organisations has written to the Home Secretary Amber Rudd and the Justice Secretary David Lidington appealing to them to “go further” with the Domestic Violence and Abuse Bill which is set to come before Parliament early…
Parliament's Women and Equalities Committee today (11 October) questioned Equalities Ministers Nick Gibb MP and Anne Milton MP about what is being done to ensure girls are protected from abuse in schools and able to access their right to education…
As the BBC today (9 October) broadcasts two powerful programmes (1) documenting the scale of rape and sexual bullying in schools, and the hopeless response of many schools to these incidents, the End Violence Against Women Coalition has asked why…
Responding to the decision by Transport for London (TFL) on 22 September to suspend Uber's licence to operate in London, the End Violence Against Women Coalition said: "We welcome the decision to suspend Uber's licence and note that TFL have…
A new survey by Girlguiding- their Girls' Attitudes Survey- finds that almost two thirds of girls (64%) have been sexually harassed at school in the last year. This is up from 59% in 2014. This shocking figure shows that schools are still not doing enough to stamp out sexual…
The letter, published in the Telegraph today (21 September 2017), was also signed by Women's Aid, The Children's Society, Rape Crisis and The Fawcett Society and many others. See below for the full letter and list of signatories. Dear Editors…
Recognition that agencies need to focus on perpetrators is welcome The End Violence Against Women Coalition today (19 September) welcomed the publication of an authoritative, new joint inspectors’ report on domestic violence and children. On perpetrators: The inspectors’…
In response to the conviction today (9 August) of 17 men and one woman for offences related to the rapes of many vulnerable young women and girls in Newcastle, the EVAW Coalition said: “It should horrify all of us that…
Responding to the publication today (9 August) of new Freedom of Information research by the Press Association which has revealed that children as young as 5 have been excluded from school for ‘sexual misconduct’, which might include accessing internet pornography,…
New domestic violence legislation and commissioner Before the 8 June general election we wrote to party leaders and received responses which included commitments to new legislation and the creation of this area, as well as "stable funding" for women's support services. The Queen's Speech at the end…