Committing to Change: A Journey to End Violence Against Women and Girls
White Ribbon Ambassador Mark Balaam, founder of imabi, discusses how his company is driven by a mission to prevent violence against women and girls.
White Ribbon Accreditation in action: Safety Centre rolls out VAWG prevention initiative for students
Safety Centre Hazard Alley became White Ribbon Accredited 20 2022. This year, they’ve launched an initiative to help the students they work with stop violence against women and girls before it happens as part of thier commitment to transforming harmful cultures.
Using the power of football to start tough conversations with young men
White Ribbon Ambassador Kieran Wood helps educate young men about the role they must play in preventing violence against women in a new pilot programme launched by Cambridge United Foundation.
You should know
Young women in Wales have founded the You Should Know Project to raise awareness about the lived experiences of women and girls. In a new video addressing the fear of violence, they share research findings into levels of vulnerability amongst women and girls in their community.
Me, Myself and I
How is our identity influenced? White Ribbon Accredited Organisation Oldham Council hosted a conference for year nine students to explore how online information about masculinity and femininity can negatively or positively inform our attitudes and behaviours towards each other.
Stand up for a better future
Rajinder Pryor MBE is a White Ribbon Champion who has been actively raising awareness about domestic abuse since 2018. To mark White Ribbon Day, she shares a poem about the hope the White Ribbon symbol gives to mothers of young girls.
Words matter
Men need to understand the impact a seemingly 'throw away' comment can have on women. Co-Founder of Her Game Too Emily Drakely urges men to shut down sexist language in the stands.
Misogyny in the press
Hacked Off’s Senior Campaigns and Research Officer Alice Watkins shares what the campaign has been doing to eradicate misogyny in the press to #ChangeTheStory for women and girls.
White Ribbon Sunday 2023
People of all faiths mark White Ribbon Day each year on what has become known as White Ribbon Sunday, the first Sunday following the 25th November. Chief Exec Anthea Sully honoured the lives lost to men’s violence against women at Rochester Cathedral this year.
Footballers sound it out to call it out
Building on their support of White Ribbon Day this year, The Football Association of Wales has partnered with the Sound campaign to start a conversation around gender-based violence and the important role men play in tackling these issues.
Young men pave the way to a better future
Male students from secondary schools in Derby brought together members of their a community, including local celebrities, to raise awareness about the role men must play in ending violence against women and girls.
Upstanders, not bystanders
Barry Scott is a White Ribbon Ambassador at Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service. As White Ribbon Day, 25 November, approaches, he has a message to men: Individually, we can make a difference, but together, we can change the narrative.
Change is possible
White Ribbon Ambassador and Trustee Mike Taggart was awarded a MBE for his services to domestic abuse victims. This White Ribbon Day, he’s encouraging everyone to be part of the solution in ending men’s violence against women.
Man Up or Man Down
Artist and White Ribbon Ambassador Robert Williams explores masculinities by looking at the role men play in child care in two new projects: Man Up… and Man Down…
Women and girls in football do have a voice
Notts FA paves the way for equality on and off the pitch since becoming the first English Football Association to become White Ribbon Accredited.
One Colossal Issue
Football matches are able to unite disparate groups of people like few other events can. But many women and girls still feel excluded from the camaraderie that so many men are able to find in the sport due to rampant and persistent sexism. David Jiles, a White Ribbon Ambassador, has a message for boys and men everywhere.
Why "that dress"? Reflections from Rajinder Pryor MBE
Earlier this year, Rajinder Pryor, was honoured at Windsor Castle for promoting diversity and inclusion across the rail industry, and raising awareness around domestic abuse. Now MBE, Pryor looks back on her career in the rail industry and how important male allyship and top-down action have been for her own success.
Why the FIFA Men’s World Cup?
Set against the very serious concerns about the FIFA Men’s World Cup in Qatar, we need to be open about our choice of #TheGoal campaign for White Ribbon Day.
Enforcing the Istanbul Convention and its impact on White Ribbon UK
The Istanbul Convention recognises that governments cannot prevent violence alone and calls upon members of society, particularly men and boys, to do what they can to help – and this is where White Ribbon comes in.