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The Equalogist: No 7. October 2020

No 7. October 2020 Gender parity in the UK Welcome to The Equalogist: edited highlights on UK men’s issues. As usual, we ask: Please communicate one thing from this mailing to at least one other person. Ask at least one person if they’d like to get this mailing and get them to sign up here: …

The UK should NOT ratify the Istanbul Convention

A briefing by Gender Parity UK. The full name of the ‘Istanbul Convention’ is: Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence. Signed by the UK in 2011, but not yet ratified. Summary: Why the UK should not ratify it? There are many important components in the Convention which …

Detailed comments regarding the Domestic Abuse Bill Guidance

Comments regarding the Domestic Abuse Bill Guidance The guidance regarding the Domestic Abuse Bill unfortunately has many problematic and questionable parts, most of them due to the gendered nature of the guidance and its reliance on documents that are based on ideologies and claims, rather than facts or proven theories. The guidance even contradicts itself …

Comments DA Bill Guidance

Comments regarding the Domestic Abuse Bill Draft Statutory Guidance (July 2020 version) From:  Gender Parity UK It is a step in the right direction that the Domestic Abuse Bill itself is gender neutral and many aspects of the bill are to be applauded. The guidance however has many problematic and questionable parts, most of them …