The links between gender-based violence and the economy
Find out about the striking relationship between gender-based violence and economic policy making – in particular, the links between austerity and violence.
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Teleza, a primary school teacher and member of the Young Urban Women in Malawi. Photo: Thoko Chikondi / ActionAid
Posted in Blog on 11 December 2023
Find out about the striking relationship between gender-based violence and economic policy making – in particular, the links between austerity and violence.
Read moreMale volunteers in Zimbabwe advocating for an end to violence against women and girls. Photo: ActionAid
Posted in Blog on 16 June 2023
This Father's Day, actor and ActionAid Ambassador James Purefoy writes about toxic masculinity, misogyny, and how men can take a role in ending violence against women and girls.
Read moreDr Kendi Guantai, ActionAid UK’s Chair of Trustees at the Parliamentary event in November. Photo: ActionAid
Posted in Blog on 7 December 2022
16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence is an annual international campaign, which activists observe to amplify their calls for change.
ActionAid UK met decision makers at a Parliamentary event this November to show decision-makers how women and girls are leading the way to end violence in their communities.
Read moreOur girl-led research project, designed and carried out by teams in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Indonesia and the UK, provides an opportunity to shift power back to girls and express their power to make change. Photo: Maitree Muzumdar/ActionAid
Posted in Blog on 24 November 2022
As the 16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence starts, ActionAid Community Campaigner, 20-year-old Sharvari reflects on how she became an activist and what activism really means.
Read moreMillicent, a survivor of domestic violence from Uganda. Millicent features in ActionAid's charity Christmas appeal 2022. Photo: Karin Schermbrucker/ActionAid
Posted in Blog on 1 November 2022
Learn about gender-based violence, the statistics and how it affects women and girls from the UK and across the world. You can donate to ActionAid to help give a woman shelter from violence.
Read moreWomen campaigning for street lights in Sao Paulo, Brazil, to make the cities' streets safer for women. Photo: ActionAid
Posted in Blog on 14 October 2022
Five years on from the rise of #MeToo, four ActionAid UK Community Campaigners share their reflections on how the movement changed things and where it's headed next.
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