Men’s Role in tackling male violence against women and girls

The statistics illustrating the reality of violence against women and girls show how prevalent it is:

• It’s estimated that one in three women over the age of 16 in Great Britain were subjected to at least one form of harassment in the year to November 2021.
• This increases to two in three for women aged 16 to 34.
• Meanwhile, an estimated 1.6 million women aged 16 to 74 experienced domestic abuse in England and Wales in the 12 months to November 2021.
• Around 5.1 million women aged 18 to 74 experienced some form of abuse when they were children
• A 2021 UN Women report, which defines sexual harassment as the ‘continuum of violent practices against women and girls’, found that only 3% of women aged 18-24 had not experienced sexual harassment.

The reality is that most violence against women is committed by men, it’s our role as men to tackle this violence by challenging long-established attitudes, behaviours and systems around masculinity that perpetuate gender inequality and lead to men’s violence against women.

Men’s violence - in all its forms - also has an impact on the health and safety of employees, their well-being and their productivity. A positive workplace culture of equality and respect not only makes a direct difference to staff, but can also lead to transformation in wider society. This is why in addition to men, tackling this must be a corporate responsibility.

We have pulled together a wonderful panel, hosted by Daniele Fiandaca, co-founder of Token Man and a White Ribbon Ambassador, who will discuss the role of men and corporates in preventing violence against women and girls and include (final panellist to be confirmed):

• Neil Poynter, Organisation and People Performa
• Sal Naseem, Former Director for London at the Independent Office for Police Conduct & Ambassador, White Ribbon
• Tracy Pearsall, Senior HR Business Partner, Securitas Security Services

Anthea Sully, Chief Executive of White Ribbon UK will also be joining us to say a few words about the wonderful work done by White Ribbon.

Expect to come away with:

• A better appreciation of the living realities of women and girls
• Ideas that you can start implementing immediately to lead the change, by turning intent into action and standing visibly beside women on this issue
• Being inspired to become White Ribbon Ambassadors or Champions
• Ideas about how your organisation can get involved, creating the vital culture change needed in workplaces and communities to prevent violence, harassment and abuse before it starts.

This event forms part of a wider series of Token Man panel sessions which can be found HERE.

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