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Every year, from 25 November to 10 December, the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence provides an opportunity to raise awareness, start conversations, and stand together against violence and abuse. For organisations, the 16 Days can be a moment to pause and ask a challenging question: What are we doing to support safe and supportive environments, both inside and outside our office buildings? Safety is part of everyday life. It's about feeling comfortable travelli

If we lived in a perfect world, we wouldn't have to think about safety. But the world is far from perfect. And we need to take control when we get the chance. People often don’t think about safety until it’s too late. We insure our homes, cars, cell phones. We lock our doors and invest in security systems. But when it comes to our own personal safety, many of us don't think about it until something happens. Statistically, when you start talking to people, you realise that som

London is investing millions to make public spaces safer for women and girls. At the same time, the prison system is under enormous pressure, thousands of prisoners are being released earlier than originally expected, and prison governors are warning that some released prisoners are returning to jail at a rapid rate. So, what does keeping women safe actually mean? And perhaps more importantly - how much of women's safety can we realistically leave to the systems around us? Lo