Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8

"Her [Hiba Maroof, British-Pakistani girl living in the UK] life stretches ahead of her, yet at the age of just 18 she is already discussing with her family whether she should have an arranged marriage, and whether her future husband should be a cousin. For Hiba comes from the city’s British-Pakistani community, in which around 60 per cent of mothers are married to their cousins according to a major academic study. Her uncle, Younis, hopes that Hiba does so and follows his family tradition. Indeed, four of his own five children have wed close relatives. However, Hiba’s father is unsure. And her mother is very much against her daughter marrying...more

Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: MARR-DATA-1

"Yet despite the dangers — and the huge cost to the NHS — according to the BBC, it is estimated that 55 per cent of couples of Pakistani heritage in the UK are in cousin marriages" (para 28). This information, though not entirely, communicates a portion of marriage rates in the UK (MR-CODER COMMENT).

Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-3

"Meanwhile, the city’s special schools struggle to cope with the huge numbers of pupils with learning difficulties" (para 20). This information, though not mentioning women specifically, shows the access to special education for all disabled kids, including female students (MR-CODER COMMENT). "A community nurse working in Redbridge told me that he has helped to care for many of the disabled children" (para 43). This information, though not directly mentioning women, shows there is access to medical care for disabled children, including female children (MR-CODER COMMENT). "A retired NHS nurse from the same area has added: ‘The children are being kept alive by the skills of the NHS, which is already...more

Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: BR-DATA-1

"They [British Pakistanis living the UK] are responsible for three percent of all births, but produce just under a third of all British children with such health problems" (para 14). This information, though not entirely, communicates a portion of the total birth rates in the UK at the time (MR-CODER COMMENT).

Countries: Albania, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Canada, Cape Verde, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Germany, Greece, Guyana, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Thailand, Trinidad/Tobago, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam, Zimbabwe
Variables: LO-SCALE-2

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Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1

"Murder in England and Wales is relatively rare. In the year ending March 2022, there were 696 murders recorded by the police. Who gets killed and who does the killing reflects deeply ingrained patterns of social inequality within our society. 498 of the 696 murdered in year ending March 2022 were male victims. 198 were females" (para 8). "Domestic homicides accounted for 28% of all homicides where there was a principal suspect in the year ending March 2022. Domestic homicides are those where the victim and principal suspect are either related to one another, including as step or adopted relatives, or are or have been in an intimate relationship. 60%...more

Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: LRW-DATA-1

"In 2016 an inquiry by MPs found that 600 rapes had been reported in schools over a three-year period. It also found that 59 per cent of girls and young women aged 13-21 reported they had faced some form of sexual harassment in school or college the year before" (para 4-5).

Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: NGOFW-PRACTICE-1

"Schools must be given clearer guidance on how to deal with sexual abuse by pupils on pupils, which is 'so widespread as to be normalised,' women's charities have demanded" (para 1). This paragraph shows the direct engagement of women-focused NGOs in the UK with the government through their reports on pupil-on-pupil sexual absue in the UK schools (MR-CODER COMMENT). "Now several charities, including Rape Crisis, have written to Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson and Jess Phillips, the safeguarding minister, calling on improved statutory guidance for schools on what to do when both victim and perpetrator are pupils" (para 3).

Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-2

"The letter [written by several charities in the UK regarding pupil-on-pupil sexual violence] explains that handling school sexual abuse is 'exacerbated' when police don't charge anyone or when the court process is finished" (para 6). This information shows that the handling of sexual abuse in UK schools is worsened when police do not bring charges or when court proceedings conclude, as schools often reduce safeguarding responses once criminal justice processes end, limiting protection and support for victims and acting as some kind of a taboo in reporting sexual violence (MR-CODER COMMENT)."Charities warn that 'schools tend to treat no further action decisions as cause to simply 'go back to normal.'Victims can...more

Countries: Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Benin, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Colombia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Moldova, Mongolia, Mozambique, New Zealand, Norway, Romania, Russia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Thailand, Tunisia, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Uzbekistan
Variables: ABO-SCALE-1

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Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1

"Other women have also spoken out about a 'deeply rooted cultural issue' in the armed forces, including unwanted comments about their appearance, harassment, leering and groping" (1). While this quote specifically addresses the culture of the UK military, it provides clear indications of rape culture in at least one subsection of British culture (NAC- CODER COMMENT).

Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: EWCMS-PRACTICE-3

"Other women have also spoken out about a 'deeply rooted cultural issue' in the armed forces, including unwanted comments about their appearance, harassment, leering and groping" (1)."Gunner Beck had made a complaint of sexual assault against [Sergeant Major Michael] Webber the day after the incident, but it was not investigated by military or civilian police and he was instead given a 'minor disciplinary'" (4)."The teenager [Gunner Beck} felt unable to report anything further as she had been 'silenced and dismissed' and did not want to be branded a 'female troublemaker', her mother said" (4)."According to the report, 42 per cent of women felt their Service actively tries to prevent harassment,...more

Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: EWCMS-DATA-1

"Women currently make up around 12 per cent of the armed forces" (11).

Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: GP-DATA-3

"Police programmes such as Project Vigilant, targeting predators in clubs and bars, and Operation Soteria, which aims to increase the number of sexual assault investigations resulting in a charge, are praised as signs of hope. Angiolini welcomes the Labour government’s pledge to halve violence against women and girls in a decade" (2).

Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1

"For instance, the last Conservative government in 2023 said violence againstwomen and girls was a priority but it was underfunded. She quotes onewitness describing the prevention eff orts as “a bit like a puffball”, looking “very big, but there’s nothing there”" (2).