Women's Policy Centre

#LATEST YouGov poll commissioned by the Women's Policy Centre shows Keir Starmer is totally out of touch with the public. 🚨 A staggering 76% of the public back calls for a national inquiry into the sexual abuse and rape of children by grooming and rape gangs. 🔍 65% of Labour Party (UK) voters and 71% of Liberal Democrats voters at the 2024 election support one, with only 13% of adults opposing an inquiry. 👉 The poll also revealed that 77% of the population support measures to revoke British nationality and deport those with dual nationality found guilty of grooming and raping minors. Women's Policy Centre Chair Paola Diana said: 🗣️ “This poll shows the public wants a public enquiry as this is a national issue of huge concern. For too long, women’s rights have been overlooked and sacrificed in the name of indiscriminate multiculturalism and misogyny and have been diminished due to policymakers’, and people responsible for safeguarding children, fear of being labelled racists and Islamophobic. Women’s rights are the pillar of our democracy and should be protected at all costs, and if that means the deportation of rapists and the drastic reduction of male immigration from certain countries, so be it.” ✍️ The Women's Policy Centre calls for a sensible and informed debate about the implications of unchecked mass migration, particularly concerning men from countries ruled under Sharia law. https://lnkd.in/eAByHrh4

MAJORITY OF BRITONS BACK NEW GROOMING GANG INQUIRY 📰 "The poll of 2,533 adults, commissioned by the Women's Policy Centre found that 76% of Britons would like to see a new investigation into the sexual abuse of children by grooming gangs." ✍️The Telegraph Read the full article: https://lnkd.in/eQE9hnAp

THREE IN FOUR BRITONS WANT NEW INQUIRY INTO GROOMING GANGS - as public puts pressure on Starmer to support independent investigation. ✍️ DailyMail.com https://lnkd.in/eh-b6EyE

Government action to tackle explicit deepfakes and image-based abuse is welcome. 📣 Women and girls are disproportionately victims of this heinous abuse, so this is a step in the right direction to ending online violence against women and girls. Essential read from Clare McGlynn.👇👇

How can we reduce online violence against women and girls? 💡#latestbriefing 📌 Recommendation #3: Age Verification 🔞 A comparable case study example of successful safeguarding regulation is online gambling 🔍 ✅ Requires proof of users’ ages before any transaction can take place. ✅ The technology is ready and available to provide age verification services This is an essential step towards protecting children from the harms of violent online pornography ‼️ Read the full recommendations: https://lnkd.in/eeAWvBec 📚

This week, I had the privilege of giving evidence to the Women and Equalities Select Committee in the UK Parliament as part of their vital inquiry into non-consensual intimate imagery. 🔍 Key Recommendations I highlighted several urgent steps needed to support victims and tackle this growing issue: ➡️ Strengthening Civil Law Options: Victims need accessible and robust legal remedies to seek justice and protect their rights. We need to follow the best practice in other countries where victims do not have to report to the police to take action in relation to perpetrators and to get material deleted and removed. ➡️ Comprehensive Criminal Law: We must close gaps in legislation to ensure all forms of image-based abuse are effectively addressed. This includes criminalising the creation and solicitation of sexually explicit deepfakes to reflect the harm this causes and deter perpetrators. ➡️ Improved Police Guidance and Training: It’s clear that police responses require better training and need to embed principles of procedural justice to better engage with victims. There is much here to learn from Project Soteria which aims to improve police investigations of rape. 🌟 Gratitude to Advocates and Allies I’m deeply grateful to survivor-activist Jodie who has raised awareness of the harms of deepfake sexual abuse and the gaps in the law around solicitation, and pay tribute to the incredible work of #NotYourPorn. Your relentless advocacy ensures that the voices of victims are heard and meaningful change is pursued. I am also very pleased the Committee is championing this cause. I look forward to their report. I would also like to thank the Ministers Alex Davies Jones and Jess Phillips for their active engagement with these issues. Let’s keep pushing for a justice system that truly protects and empowers victims of image-based abuse. Together, we can make a difference. 💪 #ImageBasedAbuse #Equality #VictimsRights #LegislativeChange #DeepfakeAbuse

The new Government has a unique opportunity to address the heinous crime of Violence Against Women and Girls. 🔍 Recognising porn as a #publichealth issue is a necessary first step, given the proliferation and damaging impact of violent content online ✍️ Women's Policy Centre. Read our full set of recommendations in our LATEST BRIEFING👇 📚 #womensrights #whiteribbonday #womenspolicycentre #publicpolicy

In our latest Women's Policy Centre briefing, we call on the UK government to close the gap between online and offline regulation of pornographic content. 💡 ✍️The definition of illegal, ‘extreme pornography’ should be amended in line with the BBFC (British Board of Film Classification) definition of prohibited content. Read our full recommendations: https://lnkd.in/eeAWvBec 📚 #endonlinevawg #womenspolicycentre #thinktank #womensrights #publicpolicy #government

A wonderful Women's Policy Centre lunch with Kathleen Stock earlier this week. 📸 Brainstorming next steps 💭 #StayTuned #TheMissingPiece Paola Diana Cristina Odone

DID YOU KNOW 🔍 It is illegal, under the Video Recordings Act (VRA) 1984, to provide 18 under-18s with adult content on videos, DVDs, etc. ⚠️ The clear regulatory framework of the #offline pornography industry is a stark contrast to that of the #online pornography industry. 🚨 📌 Extreme pornography (life-threatening sex acts and acts involving serious violence) and harmful pornography (e.g. depiction of non-consensual, abusive and pain-inducing sex acts) are, quite rightly, prohibited in the offline world. Recommendation 2️⃣. 👉 We are calling on the Government to close the gap between offline and online regulation. 👉The current definition of illegal, ‘extreme pornography’ should be expanded or replaced to be brought it in line with the definition of prohibited content as defined by the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) in its Classification Guidelines for offline pornographic material. Let us know your thoughts in the comments 💬 Read the full recommendations 🔗: https://lnkd.in/eeAWvBec #endingmaleviolence #endmaleviolenceagainstwomenandgirls #womensrights #thinktank #publicpolicy #womenspolicycentre Paola Diana Cristina Odone Laila Mickelwait Clare McGlynn Dr Paula Hall Dr Lucie Moore CEASE UK Women's Policy Centre