The statistics illustrating the reality of violence against women and girls show how prevalent it is:

• It’s estimated that one in three women over the age of 16 in Great Britain were subjected to at least one form of harassment in the year to November 2021.
• This increases to two in three for women aged 16 to 34.
• Meanwhile, an estimated 1.6 million women aged 16 to 74 experienced domestic abuse in England and Wales in the 12 months to November 2021.
• Around 5.1 million women aged 18 to 74 experienced some form of abuse when they were children
• A 2021 UN Women report, which defines sexual harassment as the ‘continuum of violent practices against women and girls’, found that only 3% of women aged 18-24 had not experienced sexual harassment.

The reality is that most violence against women is committed by men, it’s our role as men to tackle this violence by challenging long-established attitudes, behaviours and systems around masculinity that perpetuate gender inequality and lead to men’s violence against women.

Men’s violence – in all its forms – also has an impact on the health and safety of employees, their well-being and their productivity. A positive workplace culture of equality and respect not only makes a direct difference to staff, but can also lead to transformation in wider society. This is why in addition to men, tackling this must be a corporate responsibility.

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