We can prevent violence against women and girls. It Starts with Men.
IT STARTS WITH MEN
Together we can prevent violence against women and girls. It Starts with Men. Violence against women and girls is rooted in harmful masculine traits. Starting with men, we must address the attitudes and behaviours that contribute to a fear of violence for women in their day-to-day lives.
This White Ribbon Day 2024, we’re encouraging men to hold themselves accountable to women and to each other, so we can affect positive behaviour change to transform harmful cultures. Gender equality is key to making this culture change happen. Gender equality is achievable if men and boys understand and assume their responsibility as allies.
INTRODUCTION TO WHITE RIBBON UK
White Ribbon UK is the leading charity engaging men and boys to end violence against women and girls. Our work is preventative, we want to prevent men’s violence before it can begin.
We work with almost 7000 individuals and over 400 organisations to positively change harmful cultures, attitudes and behaviours so that all women and girls can live without the fear of violence or harassment.
The White Ribbon is the globally recognised symbol to end men’s violence against women and girls. Since the inception of the White Ribbon movement 35 years ago in Canada, the White Ribbon has
become an important symbol in the fight to end gender-based violence.
White Ribbon UK works to prevent men’s violence against women and girls, we aim to stop violence before it starts. We do this in many ways with our focus of enabling men and boys to be changemakers.
The need for our work is seen in the lived experiences of women and girls across the UK.
- 70% of women in the UK say they have experienced sexual harassment in public. (APPG
for UN Women, 2021) - 3 in 5 women have experienced sexual harassment, bullying or verbal abuse in the
workplace. (Trade Unions Congress, 2023) - 15% of women in England, and 17% of women in Wales have experienced online
violence. (Professor Olga Jurasz, The Open University, 2024) - Nearly a quarter (24%) of girls in mixed sex schools said they had experiences of
unwanted sexual touching in school. (EVAW, 2023) - 1.4 million women experienced domestic abuse in the year ending March 2023. (ONS,
2023) - 63% of men agree that men in society aren’t doing enough to ensure the safety of
women and girls. (YouGov, 2021)
To find out more and how you can help to promote this cause visit the White Ribbon UK website.