07 March 2013
International Women's Day 2013 celebrated tomorrow, Friday
March 8
Mandy Marshall, the CofE rep at this week's UN Commission on the
Status of Women, UNCSW, says that educating men and boys is
key to preventing violence against women, adding that faith groups
must lead the way. The Commission, which runs from March 4-15, is
designed to coincide with tomorrow's International Women's Day.
Writing in her blog http://cofeuncsw.wordpress.com/
on "Men at a Women's conference", Mandy referred to a presentation
from the Sonke Gender Justice Network in South Africa outlining 10
points required in engaging men to prevent and end violence against
women. But she stressed that there must be "a focus on including
faith leaders, as transformers of cultures, in the process of
prevention".
Mandy who is using social media to keep supporters updated
during the Commission concluded her latest blog with: "With one in
four women in the UK suffering abuse in her lifetime, and two women
a week being killed by their partner or former partner, it is
indeed time for action."
Twitter: @UNCSWCofE
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/cofe.uncsw
Blog:
http://cofeuncsw.wordpress.com/
Email: cofeuncsw@gmail.com
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Notes to Editors
Mandy Marshall is co-director of Restored http://www.restoredrelationships.org
Read previous press releases
http://www.churchofengland.org/media-centre/news/2013/02/cofe-presence-at-un-commission-on-status-of-women.aspx
http://www.churchofengland.org/media-centre/news/2012/11/churches-to-mark-white-ribbon-day.aspx