"In the year leading up to March 2025, one in eight women in England and Wales had been a victim of domestic abuse, sexual assault or stalking. Almost 200 rapes are recorded every day. And on average, three women are killed by men in the UK every single week. Just pause and consider that. There has been plenty of tough talk on violence against women and girls over the past decade but too little action."
"So much of this violence is fuelled by the casual misogyny that seeps through our culture, amplified online. Today's children are growing up in a digital world many parents barely recognise. A place where pornography is easy to access, misogyny spreads fast and loud and hateful voices tell our boys that control is strength and empathy is weakness. Such figures include Andrew Tate, of whom 41% of young men now say they have a positive view."
In the year to March 2025, one in eight women in England and Wales experienced domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking. Almost 200 rapes are recorded daily and an average of three women are killed by men each week in the UK. The government declares the violence a national emergency and commits to deploying the full power of the state in the largest crackdown in British history. The strategy adopts a whole-system response focusing on preventing young men being drawn to harm, stopping abusers, and supporting victims. Casual misogyny amplified online, easy access to pornography, and influencers with regressive messages are identified as drivers of the crisis.
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