The Real Project

Another year, another 100+ women killed by men in the UK. It is easy to become de-sensitised to a list of names, but these women were human beings living their lives before being brutally murdered by men.

And yet we still have a a s*xist and misogynistic Government who refuse to fund and resource domestic and s*xual abuse properly.

It honestly baffles me because if over 100 men had been killed this year by a large dog breed, you can bet it would be on its way to the banned breed list and immediate action would be being taken. But when women are the victims and men are the perpetrators, people don't seem that fussed anymore?

Domestic abuse is a gendered crime. Having said that, I worked with male victims of domestic abuse as a police officer and they often faced different barriers. Unfortunately this year, this page has received hatred from men as we talk about VAWG. We will not stop talking about VAWG. The education on the law we provide is for everyone. But our lived experiences of women mean VAWG is something we are passionate about. Wouldn't it be great if the hate received from men was directed positively into them starting their own pages supporting male victims of domestic abuse? It is hard for us to talk about experiences for male victims as we are not male and have not experienced it. We do however fully support all victims and will continue to do so.

I read the story of every one of these womens' murders and they are truly harrowing. What speaks volumes is that many of these stories weren't 'BREAKING NEWS' and didn't make national news. Why? Because women being murdered by men has become something that is accepted now.