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Yesterday we spoke to campaigner and TV personality
@georgiaharisonx
about non-consensual intimate image abuse.
Watch our short video of Georgia talking to us about her experiences👇
Find out more about our hearing:
🚨 The Government has accepted almost all of the recommendations made in our recent report on tackling health barriers for girls and women in sport.
🔎 We'll be tracking progress closely over the coming months.
Find out more and read the response here:
Read our report on the health barriers for women and girls in sport. We're calling for:
⚽️ A review of education on girls physiology
🏀 A taskforce to tackle issues, including those related to a lack of sportswear
🎾 Support for pregnancy in sports
Yesterday, Dr Joe Whittaker
@CTProject_JW
talked to us about incel culture.
Watch him explain to what extent concern about incel culture is a moral panic, and whether it poses a genuine risk to women’s safety 👇
📺 Watch the full session here:
Tomorrow we will publish the Government's response to our report on the health barriers faced by women and girls in sport.
Here's a reminder of what we said 👇
Read our report on the health barriers for women and girls in sport. We're calling for:
⚽️ A review of education on girls physiology
🏀 A taskforce to tackle issues, including those related to a lack of sportswear
🎾 Support for pregnancy in sports
We are calling for non-consensual intimate images and videos to be made illegal, following powerful evidence given by
@georgiaharisonx
👇
Watch Georgia tell us about the impact of non-consensual intimate image abuse on victims, and what needs to change:
Tomorrow at 2.30pm, we're looking into incel culture and ideology.
The term “incel” (an abbreviation of involuntarily celibate) has been appropriated by men who blame women and societal structures for their lack of romantic success.
Find out more:
On Wednesday at 2.30pm we're taking evidence on incel culture.
In a hearing with academics, we're examining the experiences and beliefs of incels, and the high rates of poor mental health and neurodiversity identified in this group.
Find out more:
We're speaking to campaigner
@georgiaharisonx
about non-consensual intimate image abuse on Wednesday 8 May at 2.20pm.
We're also questioning the CEO of
@OnlyFans
, Keily Blair, and David Wright CEO of
@SWGfL_Official
and Director
@UK_SIC
.
Find out more:
We're speaking to campaigner
@georgiaharisonx
about non-consensual intimate image abuse on Wednesday 8 May at 2.20pm.
We're also questioning the CEO of
@OnlyFans
, Keily Blair, and David Wright CEO of
@SWGfL_Official
and Director
@UK_SIC
.
Find out more:
Tomorrow, we're looking into non-consensual intimate image abuse.
We'll discuss support for victims, proposed changes to the law and the role of technology in preventing abuse with
@georgiaharisonx
,
@OnlyFans
and
@SWGfL_Official
/
@UK_SIC
.
Find out more:
We're speaking to campaigner
@georgiaharisonx
about non-consensual intimate image abuse on Wednesday 8 May at 2.20pm.
We're also questioning the CEO of
@OnlyFans
, Keily Blair, and David Wright CEO of
@SWGfL_Official
and Director
@UK_SIC
.
Find out more:
We wrote to
@Microsoft
,
@Pinterest
,
@X
and others about non-consensual intimate image abuse.
@StopNCIIorg
has developed a system to help tackle the issue, but some platforms have not signed up to use it.
Read the responses from major tech companies on our website 👇
We're now on Instagram! Follow
UKCommonsCommittees for more about our work and how select committees at the House of Commons help shape policy in the UK.
Tomorrow, we're holding a follow-up session into
#MisogynyInMusic
🎧
From 2.20pm, we'll hear from the Creative Industries Independent Standards Authority and
@officestudents
about the recommendations made in our recent report.
Find out more ⬇️