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Women's Groups Outrage At BBC 'False Rape' Newsbeat Story

The Huffington Post UK | Jessica Elgot | Posted 13.03.2013 | UK
Read More: Women's Rights, UK News, Rape, Bbc, End Violence Against Women Coalition, Keir Starmer, UK Media, Bbc News, Rape Allegations, False Rape Accusation, False-Rape, UK News

Women's groups have heavily criticised a BBC article which described a new report into false rape allegations as "showing how common the problem is" w...

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What Do Young Women Think About the 'Sexualised' Pop Culture Around them? Has anyone asked them?

Marai Larasi | Posted 16.04.2013 | UK Politics
Read More: Gender Equality, Equality, End Violence Against Women Coalition, Stella Creasy, UK Politics, One Billion Rising, UK Politics News
Marai Larasi

Over the last few years there has been increasing attention to what is now often referred to as 'sexualisation'. This focus has resulted in new government policies which are designed to address the fact that young people might be less equipped than adults to interpret and critique powerful, sexualised messages.

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Savile Report 'Must Be A Turning Point For How We Deal With Sexual Violence'

The Huffington Post UK | Dina Rickman | Posted 11.01.2013 | UK
Read More: Dr Amy M. Russell, Women, Jimmy Savile, End Violence Against Women Coalition, Rape, Crimes, Women's Issues, Rape Crisis, Dr Amy Russell, Cps, Sexual Abuse, News, UK News

Jimmy Savile was free to abuse up to 214 victims over 54 years, some of them under 10 years old because - as CPS head Keir Starmer put it - of "shortc...

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Jessica Elgot

Sexy Students, Upskirt Shots And 'Titillating' Abuse Stories

HuffingtonPost.com | Jessica Elgot | Posted 19.03.2013 | UK
Read More: Women, End Violence Against Women Coalition, UK News, Tabloids, UK Sexism, UK Media, Poll, Everyday Sexism, Media Sexism, Women in Media, Page 3, UK News

British newspapers are regularly "patronising and insulting" when they report on women in public life and victims of sex abuse - with focus on the dre...

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The Missing Children's Minister?

The Huffington Post UK | Jessica Elgot | Posted 14.11.2012 | UK Politics
Read More: Department for Education, Jimmy Savile, End Violence Against Women Coalition, UK News, Edward Timpson, Rape Crisis, Jeremy Browne, Child Sex Abuse, Ed Timpson, UK Politics News

Women's groups and MPs have criticised Children's Minister Ed Timpson for failing to attend a key debate on child sexual exploitation, with two charit...

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REVEALED: What Ministers Were Told About Domestic Violence

The Huffington Post UK | Dina Rickman | Posted 08.11.2012 | UK
Read More: Home Office, Sarah Green, UK News, Violence Against Women and Girls Inter-Ministerial Group, End Violence Against Women Coalition, Theresa May, UK News

The government has been warned that already "stretched" services dedicated to tackling violence against women could disappear completely because of cu...

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Two-Fifths Of London's Women Have Experienced Sexual Harassment

PA | Posted 24.07.2012 | UK
Read More: End Violence Against Women Coalition, UK News, London, Sexual Harassment, UK News

More than 40% of young women in the capital have experienced sexual harassment in public spaces over the last year, according to a poll. A YouGov s...

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