Janet Cawser, John Airs, Chris Green, Sharon Wall and Moira Hicks on the need for real change, not candles or CCTV, in tackling the dangers that women face every day
Re your many articles and letters on women’s safety, the education of boys and changes in the law will indeed be necessary to address this. But tinkering with the law will do little without changing the zeitgeist. PSHE lessons have been trying to address this problem in schools for years. What needs addressing is the covert education of boys and girls on the internet and by the media.
The biggest impediments for women who are the focus of domestic violence and less inclined to report it are also practical. Where do you go? What do you live on? Without these issues being addressed by the government, not just charities, little will change. Those stuck in this destructive environment are bound to be reluctant to report anything that will leave them in a worse position.
