‘Public sexual harassment’ could be made new criminal offence
3 years, 1 month ago

‘Public sexual harassment’ could be made new criminal offence

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Public sexual harassment could become a criminal offence under new plans drawn up in the wake of the murder of Sarah Everard, according to reports. “It thinks this fits with other work the government is doing on criminalising intimate image abuse and will be more productive and better in protecting women.” It comes after senior police officers backed making misogyny a hate crime last month. Calls for the change have been growing since Everard’s murder by police officer Wayne Couzens sparked scrutiny of “epidemic” levels of violence against women and girls.

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Concerns about harassment have ‘morphed into institutional misandry’, MP says
1 year, 9 months ago

Concerns about harassment have ‘morphed into institutional misandry’, MP says

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “The consequences of all this, and let’s be extremely careful with language that we …

NY passes anti-harassment laws sparked by Cuomo probe
2 years, 9 months ago

NY passes anti-harassment laws sparked by Cuomo probe

Associated Press  

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York expanded workplace harassment protection for all public employees and banned the release of anyone’s employment records in retaliation for speaking up about alleged abuse, part of a package of new laws signed by Gov. The report said Cuomo’s aides leaked internal memorandums to undermine the first person to publicly accuse him of sexual harassment, former …

Public sexual harassment law will come if there is ‘clear need’, minister says
2 years, 10 months ago

Public sexual harassment law will come if there is ‘clear need’, minister says

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Government will make new laws to make public sexual …

Sarah Everard news latest: PM says ‘problem’ with police handling of violence against women
3 years, 3 months ago

Sarah Everard news latest: PM says ‘problem’ with police handling of violence against women

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‘Unsafe, violated and powerless’: The teenage girls suffering vile sexual harassment on the street
3 years, 5 months ago

‘Unsafe, violated and powerless’: The teenage girls suffering vile sexual harassment on the street

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Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Rose Caldwell, chief executive of Plan International UK, said: “We are very disappointed that …

Half of women report unwanted sexual behaviour at work, damning YouGov survey finds
3 years, 6 months ago

Half of women report unwanted sexual behaviour at work, damning YouGov survey finds

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Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Sarah Morrison, a senior campaigner at Avaaz, a global civic movement that commissioned the survey, said: …

Why making misogyny a hate crime is not the win for women you think it is
3 years, 9 months ago

Why making misogyny a hate crime is not the win for women you think it is

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Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. UN Women UK, the Fawcett Society and Citizens UK all argued the change will help provide …

What will ‘misogyny law’ actually look like?
3 years, 9 months ago

What will ‘misogyny law’ actually look like?

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Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Campaigners have been asking for misogyny to be treated as a hate crime for years and, …

Kerb crawling should become criminal offence, Harriet Harman says
3 years, 9 months ago

Kerb crawling should become criminal offence, Harriet Harman says

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Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. However, campaigners are fighting to make it illegal in more circumstances, with Labour MP …

Sexual harassment victims ‘less likely to be believed if they are seen as less feminine’
3 years, 11 months ago

Sexual harassment victims ‘less likely to be believed if they are seen as less feminine’

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Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Women that suffer sexual harassment who are deemed to be less stereotypically …

The dark side of the Tube network: Women recount experiences of sexual harassment on the London underground
4 years, 4 months ago

The dark side of the Tube network: Women recount experiences of sexual harassment on the London underground

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Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Research by a new campaign group dedicated to raising awareness of the prevalence of sexual harassment …

Sexual harassment including indecent exposure has got worse since lockdown, say women
4 years, 8 months ago

Sexual harassment including indecent exposure has got worse since lockdown, say women

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Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Young women say sexual harassment, including men indecently exposing themselves, has become …

With a 'Legal Cell' on Twitter, Ungender aids women seeking information about workplace laws, harassment redressal
4 years, 8 months ago

With a 'Legal Cell' on Twitter, Ungender aids women seeking information about workplace laws, harassment redressal

Firstpost  

Ungender, an organisation that has been working on the implementation of the anti-sexual harassment act and other gender-centric laws at the workplace, is offering counselling on its Twitter account. Managing partner Pallavi Pareek outlines the ways in which women are discriminated against at the workplace, and why top leadership should be more empathetic to those who raise complaints The second …

Barristers urge government to launch new policies on sexual harassment at work
5 years, 2 months ago

Barristers urge government to launch new policies on sexual harassment at work

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Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The council’s law reform committee said: “In our experience the types of measures that an employment …

Revenge porn should be made sexual offence so victims can be granted anonymity, campaigners say
5 years, 7 months ago

Revenge porn should be made sexual offence so victims can be granted anonymity, campaigners say

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