Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: DV-DATA-1

"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% of domestic homicides that year were women killed by men. By comparison women accounted for only 13% of all non-domestic homicides where there was a principal suspect. This is a staggering statistic because it accounts for only around 70% of all homicides in the year ending March 2022 - the remaining 30% are those murders where there is...more

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: 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: ACR-PRACTICE-1

"Marin [a surrogate fixer in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico] spends his days… connecting couples—mostly gay men from rich countries like France, Great Britain, the U.S., and Israel—with Mexican women who gestate their children" (para 29). Surrogacy is legal in the UK, but must be altruistic, so many couples purchase surrogates internationally (LEN - CODER COMMENT).

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-DATA-2

"A new Ministry of Defence (MoD) report shows two thirds of military women have experienced sexualising behaviour. The first-of-its-kind survey found that 67 per cent of females experienced at least one sexualised behaviour in the last 12 months, compared to 34 per cent of males" (1). While this quote does not specifically address rates of rape/assault within the military, those behaviors are included in the "sexualising behavior" being quantified (NAC - CODER COMMENT).

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).

Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2

"Despite the promises of sweeping changes to make women safer as they walk the streets, [Dame Elish] Angiolini condemned a “paralysis” hampering improvements even though sexual crimes against women in public were “widespread”" (1)."But she said more than a year after coming into power, the Labourgovernment’s strategy for delivering on the promises is yet to be produced.“Somehow we have simply come to accept that many women do not feelsafe walking in their streets,” the report says" (2).

Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-1

"But charities like Karma Nirvana, which helps women affected by forced marriage, say the prosecution rates do not reflect the true number of victims. The Derby-founded charity says it received 624 calls to its helpline last year, nearly three times the 229 calls recorded by the Home Office's Forced Marriage Unit" (2).

Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1

"She recalls being reassured by family and friends that she would enjoy a "better life" in England and for a few weeks, the marriage did improve. "Then slowly, everything seemed to be getting restricted, 'don't go out, don't do this, don't do that, don't do a job, stay at home only'," Sara says. She adds she was told she would be raped or murdered by British people if she ever left the marital home. Sara says: "In the UK, I was told 'you can't go out, if you go out alone, you'll be raped, don't go out alone, daytime or evening'" (2). This article indicates that the seclusion the woman...more

Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1

"Sara's husband was arrested, but she says she did not want to take any further action because she was worried about the safety of her family in Pakistan. He was not charged with any offences" (4). This article describes the story of a Pakistani immigrant in the UK whose husband became physically violent. The above quote reflects a stigma that kept her from pursuing charges against her husband (NAC - CODER COMMENT).

Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: TRAFF-PRACTICE-2

"Women are increasingly being forced to engage in 'survival sex' because of the cost of living crisis amid worsening conditions for Britain’s most vulnerable. Charities warn that rising costs paired with years of underfunding mean women, including those with trauma and mental health issues, are having to turn to sex in exchange for housing or to meet other basic needs. Sex for rent – when landlords demand sex in return for discounted or free accommodation – is a growing problem as economic conditions tighten, they said, with perpetrators using it as a tool to abuse and control" (para 1-3). "The Beyond the Streets charity said the cost of living crisis...more

Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5

"Women are increasingly being forced to engage in 'survival sex' because of the cost of living crisis amid worsening conditions for Britain’s most vulnerable. Charities warn that rising costs paired with years of underfunding mean women, including those with trauma and mental health issues, are having to turn to sex in exchange for housing or to meet other basic needs. Sex for rent – when landlords demand sex in return for discounted or free accommodation – is a growing problem as economic conditions tighten, they said, with perpetrators using it as a tool to abuse and control" (para 1-3). "Last week the home secretary, Suella Braverman, announced that she was...more

Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: IRP-LAW-1

"A Home Office spokesperson said: 'Exploitation through ‘sex for rent’ is already illegal under the Sexual Offences Act. The government recently launched a public call for evidence which brings us closer to ending this deeply harmful trend and better protecting victims" (para 16).