END FGM by Ruth Akinradewo Female genital mutilation, commonly referred to as FGM, is an inhuman and gender-specific abuse. It is a procedure whereby female genitalia is deliberately cut, injured, or changed and is sometimes referred to as female circumcision, which is a misnomer as it is quite different
Rape - A Violent Violation by Ruth Akinradewo This year’s global UN 16 days of activism campaign is centered explicitly on rape: by far the most ruthless of sexual violations. Rape as defined by the Metropolitan Police, "is when a person intentionally penetrates another's vagina, anus or mouth with
Sexual Harassment & Male Entitlement by Ruth Akinradewo The UK legal definition of sexual harassment, drawn from the Equality Act of 2010, is: “unwanted conduct of a sexual nature which has the purpose or effect of violating someone’s dignity, or creating an intimidating, hostile, degrading, humiliating or offensive environment
The Commodification of Women’s Bodies by Ruth Akinradewo The injustices of gender-based violence are not limited to physical attacks on our bodies. They are attacks on our very personhood, and are embodied in manifold monsters, of different shapes, yet each with a very ugly face. Considering how many different faces abuse against women
Press Red x UN’s 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence Press Red is joining in the UN’s 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, an annual global campaign that kicks off on the 25th November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and runs until the 10th December, Human Rights
Esther and God’s Favour on Women By Laura Brett “Now when the turn came for Esther the daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her as his daughter, to go in to the king, she requested nothing but what Hegai the king’s eunuch, the custodian of
Press Red November 2019 Newsletter Our Autumn 2019 Newsletter is here and can you believe October marked the first anniversary of our becoming a registered charity? We are so proud and grateful for all we've achieved in just 12 months. Thank you for the part you are playing in
Strong Women Of The World: Josephine Butler By Anna Morris When thinking about women who impacted medical history, names such as Florence Nightingale and Mary Seacole often spring to mind. However, one name lesser-known, but who arguably had a more significant impact was Josephine Butler. Butler revolutionised and improved women's health treatment providing
Ending Violence Against Women and Girls By Katy Adams, CEO of Press Red There's a saying I've heard a few times in the not-for-profit sector about how the goal of a charity is to do itself out of a job: to cure the disease, save the endangered species, or ensure every child has
