To point you all in the direction of the government consultation on violence against women and girls

[FoxyTheFox]

The government are holding a public consultation to help inform their next steps on the campaign to end violence against women and girls.

The survey can be found here:

www.gov.uk/government/consultations/violence-against-women-and-girls-vawg-call-for-evidence

It closes on 15th December.

This is an important opportunity to have a say on current policy and which direction you would like to see future policy move in.

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Have also put on Facebook.

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Bump. Thanks for flagging, OP.

I’m happy to complete it but don’t have expertise- is there something useful I could say in my response?

Answered. Interesting list at the end, for support organisations. I had to scroll down to find Women's Aid etc, despite the two male-based support charities being high up the list (in a consultation about women and girls...)

Completed and bumping.

I have completed it and have forwarded it to other women including my DDs. I wish I had kept a note of how many times men were mentioned (and not as perpetrators) in this consultation about women and girls.

It would be good if the focus could actually be on the female biological sex (women and girls) it's so important especially for something like this. Demonstrates one of the problems nicely though, if ironically.

'violence against women and girls', ah, you mean male violence. Let's say it like it is.

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Thank you @FoxyTheFox

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@minipie

I am not sure if I can usefully contribute as have been lucky enough not to have experience in this area. But bumping.

If you’re a woman, or you know a woman or girl, in any capacity, your views are essential. It’s not just for those who have experienced violence in one of it’s many forms.

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Done. Thanks for sharing.

Done. I have been very lucky and have not experienced most of the crimes, but I still felt like the questions were relevant and I could answer them.

Most are opinion based and you can skip the experience-based section.

Everyone can fill this in imo.

@BobbinThreadbare123

Answered. Interesting list at the end, for support organisations. I had to scroll down to find Women's Aid etc, despite the two male-based support charities being high up the list (in a consultation about women and girls...)

I noticed this too but it seemed to be in alphabetical order. Even so, seeing as the survey was about violence against women and girls women’s aid should have been far higher up that list.

I’ve done the survey and offered my 2p. Not sure my thoughts will be that appreciated as my answer primarily is to chuck more fucking money at it as austerity has made things worse. But we’ll see.

Thank you. I have done this.

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Just bumping this back to the top.

Is anyone else feeling a bit confused about the expansion of the word "violence", on this survey and elsewhere? Violence to me is physical. Many of the unpleasantnesses referred to are not in that realm, although they are misogynistic, such as stalking and upskirting. Maybe it's just at the end of a long week.

Thanks - filled it in.

@MayYouLiveInInterestingTimes

Is anyone else feeling a bit confused about the expansion of the word "violence", on this survey and elsewhere? Violence to me is physical. Many of the unpleasantnesses referred to are not in that realm, although they are misogynistic, such as stalking and upskirting. Maybe it's just at the end of a long week.

‘Unpleasantness’

@MayYouLiveInInterestingTimes what part of stalking and upskirting isn't physical? To describe those as unpleasant is dismissing how intimidating and devastating they can be.

I've just filled it in - shocked but not surprised that charities supporting male victims come much higher up the list than any supporting women in a survey about violence against women 🙄

Done. Thanks for sharing OP