Responses from candidates: Sion Simon, Labour's candidate for Mayor of the West Midlands region replied to us (Sion Simon, Lab, West Midlands) and highlighted his manifesto for women which includes a pledge to work with local sexual and domestic violence services…
Jill Saward was raped in 1986 and went on to spend the rest of her life campaigning about rape and advocating for victim/survivors. Jill was an exceptional woman who sadly died, at the young age of 51 in January this…
EVAW today welcomed the announcement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer of £20 million of government funding to support work on domestic violence and abuse. The Chancellor also announced the renewal of the Tampon Tax money which will be £12million over the…
The End Violence Against Women Coalition welcomes the announcement by Education Secretary Justine Greening today (1 March) that Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) is to be made compulsory in all schools. Co-Director of the EVAW Coalition, Rachel Krys said: “The…
Written evidence submitted by the End Violence Against Women coalition (EVAW) to the Health Select Committee revealed that: "Children and young people’s mental health is commonly directly affected by any experience or threat of abuse, whether by peer or adult [...] Girls and…
Today (24 February) the Istanbul Convention passed its Third Reading in the House of Commons. Eilidh Whiteford MP remarked that the Convention, which when ratified will solidify government commitment to ending violence against women and girls, has huge potential to…
Responding to the announcement today (18 February) that the Prime Minister Theresa May will personally oversee revision of the laws and practice around domestic violence, the EVAW Coalition said: "We welcome the Prime Minister's announcement that there will be a…
On the afternoon Trump is inaugurated and on the eve of worldwide women’s marches, the UK government quietly announces that it will stick by its plan to force women to ‘prove’ rape for benefits. Rachel Krys, co-director of the End…
Watch our short film which makes the case for SRE Sign the online petition demanding high-quality Sex and Relationships Education Join the discussions on Facebook on Twitter: what was missing from your SRE? How can we support young people to build healthy relationships in…
This morning (20th January 2017) Sky News presenter Stephen Dixon commented that women drinking alcohol and wearing short skirts were ‘provoking’ their own rapes. The news segment was exploring a report- ‘Sounds Familiar’- published today by the Fawcett Society. The…