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Feminism: Sex and gender discussions

UK Government signing the Council of Europe's convention on violence against women

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Nyac · 08/03/2012 09:16

Could outlaw sexualised harassment:

www.guardian.co.uk/society/2012/mar/08/sexist-comments-to-become-criminal-offence?CMP=twt_gu

"The pledge to criminalise "verbal, non-verbal or physical" sexual harassment is one of the commitments in the Council of Europe's convention on violence against women, which David Cameron will commit to signing at a special event to mark International Women's Day.

Among the pledges in the convention, which has already been signed by 18 countries including Germany, France and Ukraine, is one to pass legislation or other measures to criminalise or impose other sanctions for "unwanted verbal, non-verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature with the purpose or effect of violating the dignity of a person, in particular when creating an intimidating, hostile, degrading, humiliating or offensive environment".

Another clause would outlaw "psychological violence" ? defined as "seriously impairing a person's psychological integrity through coercion or threats", language which suggests serious bullying could be covered by new laws.

Other measures Britain and other signatories would have to enshrine in law include compensation for victims of domestic violence; easy annulment or dissolution of forced marriages; and punishments for carrying out or coercing somebody into genital mutilation, forced abortions or forced sterilisation."

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HandDivedScallopsrgreat · 08/03/2012 09:21

Little steps! All good!

Nyac · 08/03/2012 09:25

Imagine a world in which it was illegal for men to sexually harass you in the street.

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HandDivedScallopsrgreat · 08/03/2012 09:32

I know. It would be bliss to go running in the evening. I'd be able to walk around with DS2 in a sling with a weight comment. I wouldn't feel intimidated.

HandDivedScallopsrgreat · 08/03/2012 09:35

That would be without a weight comment. Confused

alexpolismum · 08/03/2012 09:40

I can imagine Greece becoming signatory to something like this in principle, and then totally failing to implement it. Sad.

Mind you, I've found that sexual harassment (comments, whistling, etc) in the street is not a big problem, (although it does happen, of course) they prefer face to face encounters here.

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