Gemma Ferguson

[Killed Women @KilledWomennw]

Coercive control to be put on par with other types of domestic abuse in England and Wales.
Police and probation services will be legally required to share with one another information that suggests offenders are risk to others.
https://t.co/UG3nH7yL0d

[Gemma Ferguson @gemmaferg]

@JustGiving Your reser password link isn't working, it gives a 502 error message, please can you fix it...it's been like this for a couple of days now and I'm locked out of my fundraiser

[Raising Voices @RaisingVoices]

#FeministOpportunity

Raising Voices is looking for experienced VAW prevention consultants; Senior Technical Advisor and Technical Advisor to support the robust @WW2PreventVAWG program.

Learn more and apply here https://t.co/res8ijJy7a

[Prevention Collaborative @Prevent_Collab]

🧾 Evidence shows that women with disabilities are TWICE as likely to experience IPV than women without. Yet very few programmes and studies have focused on VAW with disabilities.

Learn more about violence against women with disabilities 🔗
https://t.co/V8nPPM5V24

[Gemma Ferguson @gemmaferg]

@KilledWomennw say it all & I encourage you to read this statement. We have to hold the government to account until domestic femicide is no longer seen as a 'crime of passion' and is treated with the same severity & sentencing as homicide outside the home.

[Killed Women @KilledWomennw]

STATEMENT from Carole Gould, Julie Devey and Elaine Newborough of Killed Women on the Government's announcement of a review of the law of homicide and the sentencing framework for murder.

Whilst we welcome the proposed wholesale reform of sentencing for homicides, and we acknowledge that the implementation of statutory ‘aggravating factors’ for strangulation and ending a relationship is a step forward, we know from our own cases that these aggravating factors carry no significant weighting in sentencing - perhaps a year for each factor at most.

By only using the aggravating factor route to potentially harsher sentences, the government are continuing to say that domestic murderers ARE NOT as dangerous as those who murder strangers outside the home. During a recent meeting with Minister Alex Davies-Jones and Minister Sir Nic Dakin, we had the impression that they agreed with us that the two types of murderer were equally dangerous. The measures they are proposing today do not, however, reflect this.

It is therefore disappointing that the Government are delaying the equalization of sentencing for homicides that take place in the home to be on a par with homicides in the street. The former disproportionally apply to women and, with all the rhetoric about halving violence against women and girls, it is hard to comprehend why the Government are not backing our campaign to put these dangerous offenders behind bars for longer. We believe that families should play a crucial role throughout the process of any changes being made to sentencing, as they know first-hand the impact and devastation that these murders create.

We understand the counter argument about not wanting women who have been victims of domestic violence to receive the same tougher sentencing if they become perpetrators, but in such cases these women should be exempted from the sentencing guidelines on the grounds of diminished responsibility or self defence.

This would require training for judges, barristers and police, for them to acquire a better understanding of why women kill, which would take only months rather than years. Once the judiciary have this deeper understanding, they will be better placed to inform juries, who have to consider evidence but do not have the tools to do so at present.

It is distressing for us to realise that, despite all the meetings and conversations that we have held over the past five years with both sides of the House, Domestic Murders are still not considered to have the same level of severity as murders by strangers.

The continued absence of any proper plan by the Government to tackle this inequality in sentencing is appalling. The fact that the Ministry of Justice continues to simply try to use aggravating factors to bring Domestic Homicides in line with other murders under the banner of “tougher sentences”, demonstrates that victims and victims’ families are not a priority for this Government.

We will continue to campaign on behalf of victims and their families to make the change that’s needed.

‘The Change That’s Needed’, a short film by Killed Women: https://t.co/2dQ5QJdR3F

Julie, Elaine & Carole

[UN Women AsiaPacific @unwomenasia]

📆SAVE THE DATE📆

Achieving gender equality requires a concerted focus on the rights and leadership of women and girls with disabilities.

Join us online for this #Beijing30 Changemakers side event:
🟡Weds 20 Nov
🟡12:30-13:45 (GMT+7:00)

Pre-register: https://t.co/LkJGUdLlDw

[What Works II @WW2PreventVAWG]

"We have to consider the need of reducing GBV into the design of climate interventions...

Very well meaning interventions can actually worsen outcomes for women and girls, if their needs aren't considered from the outset."

Minister @AnnelieseDodds speaks to our report findings.

[What Works II @WW2PreventVAWG]

🌎Addressing GBV in climate action makes financial sense.

💵Women's Weather Watch shows that every $1 invested in women-led disaster management in Vanuatu yields $4.40 in benefits.

🗓️Join us tomorrow as we launch our new report!

Event detail:
https://t.co/ceJangPD9a

[What Works II @WW2PreventVAWG]

📢 Upcoming Webinar!

🗓️Join us on November 13th, 10:00am - 11:30am GMT for info on grants for innovative ideas.

If you haven't registered yet, now's your chance.

🔗Register below:
https://t.co/uaIY9zVH0Z

Can't wait to connect ✨

#Webinar #Grant #Innovation

[Killed Women @KilledWomennw]

Following the murder of Caroline, Manchester Evening News has started a petition calling for: 
A minimum jail sentence for people convicted of breaking restraining orders.
Proper monitoring of people with restaining orders including via electronic tagging.
https://t.co/3FXxty97O3
Weeks before her killer - her partner - stabbed her to death he had been allowed to walk free from court. Unbelievably it was the SECOND time he had appeared after breaking the restraining order - the only protection the law could give her. The law failed Caroline Gore.

[What Works II @WW2PreventVAWG]

We are offering Innovation Grants of up to GBP 500,000 for up to 3 years for Innovative Proposals to prevent gender-based violence! 💵

🕗 Apply by December 6th, 2024, to implement your transformative projects on VAWG prevention!

Learn more below:
https://t.co/VIsoz4cppH

[data4change @data4change]

Here's why community-led data is so important!
Our #FIFAfrica24 panellists shared their insights with moderator Wevyn (Data4Change CODEC council member and founder of @ArctiveCitizens). Feat: @MercyMutemi, @EricNdawulaGrif, @small_media and Awoke Dagnew

[Gemma Ferguson @gemmaferg]

This is so critical - scaling ethically and giving WROs the space and resources needed to drive this work...see the What Works latest report for more information...

[What Works II @WW2PreventVAWG]

🌎 Women's Rights Organisations are driving transformation !

At this year's #SVRIForum2024 we share how to ethically scale VAWG prevention.

Want to learn more on ethical scale?

Check out our latest report here: https://t.co/kfZh12eqR5

#EthicalScale #SVRIForum2024 #VAWG

[Gemma Ferguson @gemmaferg]

The @WW2PreventVAWG second grant round is open:

up to 500k GBP for WRO-led consortium from the global south
*focus on: TFGBV, fragility & climate change
WROs from the MENA region are especially encouraged to apply.
https://t.co/AtEP33sbGL

[Gemma Ferguson @gemmaferg]

Day 1 of #svriforum24 excited to spend a week learning, connecting and sharing with colleagues and friends old and new #VAWG

[What Works II @WW2PreventVAWG]

We're so excited for this event with @RaisingVoices and @UNTrustFundEVAW! ♀️✊

[What Works II @WW2PreventVAWG]

🕒Only 1 Day to go until @TheSVRI Forum 2024!

Thanks to those who registered for our events, we look forward to seeing you there!

#SVRIForum2024 #VAWG

[Gemma Ferguson @gemmaferg]

Relaxing with this view before the #svriforum24 starts tomorrow

[Gemma Ferguson @gemmaferg]

Really looking forward to being part of team SDDirect at this year's #SVRIForum24, catch up with me and @SDDirect_global at the Forum. Here's where we'll be ...tinyurl.com/4cspr8a6

[What Works II @WW2PreventVAWG]

🌏Will you be attending this year's @TheSVRI Forum?

Don't miss our two exciting events!

Register below 👇
Learning about Ethical Scale: https://t.co/GjUT9BwsH5
Enabling Safe School Environments: https://t.co/e1DkuOoX0d