Killed Women Count – The Guardian
‘A project highlighting the toll and tragedy of violence against women in the UK.’
The Guardian, 8th March 2024
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‘A project highlighting the toll and tragedy of violence against women in the UK.’
The Guardian, 8th March 2024
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‘Questions are being raised about the role of the law in dealing with issues associated with the menopause in the workplace following the recent publication by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) of the Guidance on the Menopause for Employers. The Guidance refers to the possibility of using discrimination law, in particular the disability provisions, to help women request adjustments in the workplace, and claim harassment if they are subject to unwelcome comments or behaviours because of the symptoms they are experiencing. This blog considers how the current legal framework needs some rethinking and adaptation given the number of workers affected by the menopause and the types of issues that have been raised in the workplace as a result.’
UK Labour Law Blog, 8th March 2024
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‘The UK’s Advertising Standards Authority has backtracked on its decision to ban a Calvin Klein advertisement featuring the British singer FKA twigs, citing the “strength of public feeling”.’
The Guardian, 6th March 2024
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‘Media watchdog Ofcom has ruled that Laurence Fox’s “misogynistic” comments about female journalist Ava Evans on Dan Wootton’s GB News show broke broadcasting rules which protect “viewers from offensive content”.’
The Independent, 4th March 2024
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‘Yesterday [22 February], the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) published new guidance on an employer’s legal obligations towards employees who experience menopause and perimenopause..
Kingsley Napley Employment Law Blog, 23rd February 2024
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‘The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has issued guidance on menopause in the workplace, setting out employers’ legal obligations under the Equality Act 2010.’
Local Government Lawyer, 28th February 2024
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‘The case of a woman hanged over 100 years ago for the murder of her husband does not meet the requirements for a royal pardon, a commission has ruled.’
BBC News, 28th February 2024
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‘Employers could be sued for disability discrimination if they fail to make “reasonable adjustments” for women going through menopause under new guidance issued by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) on Thursday, amid concern over the number of women leaving their jobs due to symptoms.’
The Guardian, 22nd February 2024
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‘A woman who described the time in her life after a pelvic mesh implant as “soul destroying” said proposed government compensation was “disappointingly low”.’
BBC News, 15th February 2024
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‘Families of children left disabled by an epilepsy drug and women injured by pelvic mesh implants should be given urgent financial help, England’s patient safety commissioner has said.’
BBC News, 7th February 2024
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‘Medical staff in the UK should not report women to the police if they believe their patients may have illegally ended their own pregnancy, a professional body has said. The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) has said it is never in the public interest to report women who have abortions to law enforcement agencies, according to the BBC.’
The Guardian, 22nd January 2024
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‘The Ministry of Defence has been reported to the equalities watchdog after claims from female civil servants that it has failed adequately to address allegations of sexual harassment and assault. The union Prospect wrote to the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) asking for an investigation into whether the MoD was failing in its public sector equalities duty in relation to discrimination, harassment and victimisation. The EHRC will now have to decide whether to take action.’
The Guardian, 14th January 2024
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‘At least two women were harmed after a “catastrophic” failure in the way a police force dealt with applications under Clare’s law, which gives people the right to ask whether a partner has a violent past, it has emerged.’
The Guardian, 11th January 2024
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‘A Calvin Klein advertisement featuring the British singer FKA twigs has been banned by the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority, on the grounds that it presented her as “a stereotypical sexual object”.’
The Guardian, 10th January 2024
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‘Women in Somerset who’ve been arrested for the first time for low-level crime are being offered an alternative to going to court.’
BBC News, 8th January 2024
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‘Following the announcement by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) of their review into how period and fertility-tracking apps process user information, my data protection colleagues David Hall and Robert Beveridge, carried out an assessment of the data protection compliance of a small sample of apps and provide their top tips for FemTech app providers.’
Mills & Reeve, 3rd January 2024
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‘A review of 302 domestic homicides recorded in a four-year period has found that the majority of those killed had been “hiding in plain sight”, having made contact with the police, health services and other public agencies before their death.’
The Guardian, 6th December 2023
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