Parliamentary briefing highlights gaps in perinatal mental health care across England, raising concerns for mothers.  Suicide remains the leading cause of maternal death in the year after childbirth, according to […]

The fifth annual report from the national Domestic Homicide Project, which works across England and Wales, was published in April 2026. The report examines domestic abuse related deaths identified by […]

Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) Summit demonstrates cross‑government commitment to tackle FGM and better protect women and girls. Home Office to review FGM mandatory reporting to strengthen protections for girls at […]

Researchers from Royal Holloway, University of London, and Lancaster University, have found that Government statistics on violent crime underestimate the extent and severity of violence against women by as much […]

Researchers from Royal Holloway, University of London, and Lancaster University, have found that Government statistics on violent crime underestimate the extent and severity of violence against women by as much […]

Gingerbread has  published a joint briefing exploring the experiences of victim-survivors of domestic abuse with the Child Maintenance Service (CMS). Developed in collaboration with Surviving Economic Abuse, Women’s Aid, and […]

Gingerbread has  published a joint briefing exploring the experiences of victim-survivors of domestic abuse with the Child Maintenance Service (CMS). Developed in collaboration with Surviving Economic Abuse, Women’s Aid, and […]

Summarising recent work on the economic impacts of domestic abuse, sexual assault and workplace harassment. Gender-based violence has not historically been a major area of study for economists. Yet, in […]

Women remain significantly underrepresented in UK news media, with nearly twice as many men appearing in stories as women; a ratio that has barely changed in 30 years, according to […]