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changes in the reporting of domestic abuse and demand for refuge and shelters. In Scotland, Engender is committed to building and enabling an evidence-base for gendered action. We are doing this in three key ways. We have written

rape and sexual assault and domestic abuse helplines that we operate. We are mindful that although international evidence is very clear that few women will disclose experiences of sexual violence and domestic abuse in order to increase their

in Scotland to introduce a Domestic Abuse Policy for staff. I then searched the word “women”. In Edinburgh the following article appeared, “Putting the safety and wellbeing of domestic abuse victims at the heart of our housing

Justice will implement the Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act and support training requirements for police officers on the new domestic abuse offence with further programmes to tackle violence against women and girls. • Parliament is

to misogyny and abuse. Misogynistic abuse surrounds and supports domestic abuse and the attitudes about women and girls that allow violence against women to flourish in Scotland. Fresh thinking is needed to tackle this violation of

Engender have been awarded funding from the Delivering Equally Safe fund of the Scottish Government, for work on primary prevention of violence against women. In this blog, we explain why this is so vital.

Last year, Engender was awarded funding from the Delivering Equally Safe fund of the Scottish Government, for work on primary prevention of violence against women. We are now at the end of the first year of this funding and our Policy Officer for

can live our lives free of domestic abuse, rape, commercial sexual exploitation, stalking, forced marriage, and FGM. Freely available material that incites men to perpetrate violence against women cuts across that ambition. Other jurisdictions

Today, we joined with 26 organisations working for equality and human rights in Scotland to write to John Swinney expressing our “dismay” and “deep concerns” following the publication of the Scottish Government’s Terms

Justice will implement the Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act and support training requirements for police officers on the new domestic abuse offence with further programmes to tackle violence against women and girls. • Parliament is