I'm a Real Man Campaign

I'm a Real Man campaign photo

Your local Labour team is backing the Women's Aid 'Im a Real Man' campaign against domestic violence which is a silent but horrendous crime.

We took part in the campaign photo at Debenham's on Chatham highstreet and it is our hope to partner with the campaign to highlight this issue.

Violence against women and children is a global issue for everyone…

• Around the world, at least one in three women and girls is beaten or sexually abused in her lifetime (UN Commission on the Status of Women, 2000)
• It is estimated that worldwide, one in five women will become a victim of rape or attempted rape in her lifetime (Mara Jos Alcal, United Nations Population Fund, 2005)
• Young women are particularly vulnerable to coerced sex and are increasingly being infected with HIV and AIDS. Over half of new HIV infections worldwide are occurring among young people between the ages of 15 and 24, and more than 60% of HIV-positive youth in this age bracket are female (UNIFEM, 2007)
• The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) estimates that the annual worldwide number of ‘honour killing’ victims may be as high as 5000 women (United Nations Population Fund, 2000)
• It is estimated that between 100 and 140 million girls and women worldwide have been subjected to one of the first three types of female genital mutilation (World Health Organisation, 2008)
• The cost of treating physical health of victims of domestic violence, (including hospital, GP, ambulance, prescriptions) in England and Wales alone is £1,220,247,000, i.e. 3% of total NHS budget. The cost of treating mental disorder due to domestic violence is £176,000,000. (Walby, 2004)
• At least 750,000 children a year witness domestic violence. (Department of Health, 2002)
• One incident is reported to the police every minute. (Stanko, 2000)
• 124,895 women and 54, 370 children used Women's Aid refuge and outreach services in 2009-2010 (Women's Aid Annual Survey)

The 'Real Man' Campaign asks both men and women to support Women's Aid's work and ACT to end domestic and sexual violence