It had been more than a week since the ruling in For Women Scotland v. Scottish Ministers and despite the widespread celebrations of feminists and amazing widespread front-page news coverage, none …| Karen Ingala Smith
Men’s violence against and abuse of women, girls and children is not a party-political issue but of course responses must be led by whichever party holds power. The issue of so-called ‘rape g…| Karen Ingala Smith
Sarah Owen, MP (Labour) for Luton North was elected Chair of the parliamentary Women and Equalities Select Committee (WESC) on 11th September 2024. The following morning, she was a guest on Woman’s Hour, presented by Anita Rani. Woman’s Hour was hardly quick to pick up on women’s legitimate concerns regarding the threats posed by … … Continue reading →| Karen Ingala Smith
UK women and girls aged 13 and over have been killed in circumstances in which a man or men are primary suspect: 1 January 2024: Keotshepile ‘Naso’ Isaacs, 33, was found dead at her home in North B…| Karen Ingala Smith
Me on Mridul Wadhwa and Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre I am so pleased to hear that the Employment Tribunal for Roz Adams against Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre (ERCC) has agreed that Roz Adams was sub…| Karen Ingala Smith
Counting Dead Women, has recorded at least 100 UK women who were killed by men, or where the primary suspect for an alleged homicide, is a man, in 2023. Counting Dead Women monitors the medi…| Karen Ingala Smith
My speech at the FiLiA conference – 14 October 2023 I wonder how many of you noticed the sign that said ‘Transphobia kills us …. and hurts women’ held by one of the welcoming committee that g…| Karen Ingala Smith
So far this year, at least 87 UK women and girls aged 13 and over have been killed in circumstances in which a man or men are primary suspect. 6 January 2023: Beatrice Corry, 84, was found dead wit…| Karen Ingala Smith
Why I still wanted to be in the Labour Party I left Labour in a fit of pique in 2018 when the then General secretary, Jennie Formby, announced that all-women-shortlists would no longer be women onl…| Karen Ingala Smith
Neither Jess Phillips nor Brianna Ghey will be mine. Today, for the eighth year running, in the Parliamentary International Women’s Day debate, MP Jess Phillips read out the names of women in the U…| Karen Ingala Smith
