"No Offence, But...": How to have difficult conversations for meaningful change

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"No Offence, But...": How to have difficult conversations for meaningful change

"No Offence, But...": How to have difficult conversations for meaningful change

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You see, what I need in a society where the threat of danger is ongoing is not the same as the society I want. I can’t opt out of this reality, but I can see where we could be and I want to be part of helping us get there. I don’t want more prisons and punishment. I want more prevention. A small number of men convicted of upskirting have been sentenced to prison under my law (and a significant number of them were also convicted of other sexual offences; one was found to have 250,000 indecent images of children). While I am thankful that children will be safer because of his conviction, my work now also asks, “How do we prevent this before we need to criminalise it?” We hope that this new law will be another step forward in challenging the prevailing sexist attitudes and behaviours in our society that underpin violence against women and girls. Domestic abuse does not happen in a cultural vacuum. By making upskirting a criminal offence, we will send out the powerful message that this form of abuse is unacceptable and perpetrators of this crime will be held to account. The Voyeurism Bill outlaws ‘upskirting’ where the purpose is to obtain sexual gratification, or to cause humiliation, distress or alarm. This includes instances where culprits say images were just taken ‘for a laugh’ or when paparazzi are caught taking intrusive images. FInd out more about what this new law means: read ‘Upskirting’ now a specific crime as bill receives Royal Assent. Opinion For too long bystanders of sexual harassment have not been held accountable. That’s got to change.

However, existing criminal law does not necessarily cover every instance of ‘upskirting.’ Creating a specific ‘upskirting’ offence would strengthen the law in this area, as it doesn’t have the same limitations as existing offences. The Voyeurism Act allows this intrusive behaviour to be treated as a sexual offence and, ensure that the most serious offenders are made subject to notification requirements (commonly referred to as the ‘sex offenders register’). The criminal offence of ‘upskirting’ was created under the Voyeurism Act when it received Royal Assent in February. Police and prosecutors have now updated their guidance to ensure the law is properly enforced – with offenders facing up to 2 years in jail and being placed on the sex offenders register. The move follows tireless efforts by campaigners, victims, charities, ministers and MPs to close a small gap in the law. The issue was first brought to the public’s attention by the unwavering campaign of Gina Martin, after two men took a picture up her skirt at a festival. By taking decisive action and working closely with Gina Martin and other campaigners, we have ensured more people are protected from this degrading and humiliating practice.

To date, the behaviour has been successfully prosecuted under the offence of Outraging Public Decency.

In 2021, the high-profile murder cases of Sarah Everard and Sabina Nessa prompted a national call to protect women. Understanding how perceptions of safety can be improved, and incidents of harassment and threatening behaviour reduced in public spaces across Cambridgeshire. More + In this livestreamed and interactive event, Martin will be joined by two of the book’s contributors - Ben Hurst from Beyond Equality, and writer Cathy Reay - to dissect the most frustrating phrases and share what we can all do to have positive conversations for meaningful change. You will also have the opportunity to share your own questions and comments in this livestreamed event. Today, the Voyeurism Act comes into effect and I’m so happy. Finally we have a fit-for-purpose law that protects against every instance of upskirting - as we should have always had. The Voyeurism Act creates 2 new offences to make the act of upskirting a specific criminal offence.Beyond Equality is an organisation that educates men to preventing gender-based violence, conducting workshops in schools and universities.

It creates two new offences under the Sexual Offences Act 2003 to capture this behaviour. The changes will cover England and Wales; ‘upskirting’ is already a specific offence in Scotland. Despite her campaign’s success in igniting debates about misogyny and sexism, the fight for women’s rights is far from over. I’ve known about them since 2017. I’ve followed their work because the way that they do the work is the way we solve the problem or start to solve it. They engage men and boys on gender, equality and feminism,” she said. Upskirting is a harmful and humiliating form of abuse and often has a devastating impact on all aspects of the victim’s life. We have long been calling, along with the campaigner Gina Martin and a cross-party of MPs, for upskirting to be recognised as a sexual offence. The Ministry of Justice has listened to campaigners’ calls for action on this issue and taken decisive action. Following the bill gaining Royal Assent this week, upskirting is now a criminal offence. It creates 2 new offences under the Sexual Offences Act 2003. The changes will cover England and Wales; ‘upskirting’ is already a specific offence in Scotland. Notes to editorsThis was overall a brilliant and eye-opening reading for me. I immensely enjoyed the author's own chapters, specifically "Innocent Until Proven Guilty", "Not All Men" and "It Was a Different Time". It has helped me gain a deeper insight behind these harmful utterances and more importantly, it has guided me to notice the hidden views of the speakers of these utterances hold. Perhaps the views even they have not noticed themselves. And I have not read this book to help me in my discussions for I usually have no tolerance regarding harmful language nor the patience to hold them in the first place. I read it so I can feel better and less angry upon coming across these iterations. And it did help me calm down, seeing the intentions and insecurities behind these sayings clearly will be a long-term reminder that these sayings have absolutely nothing to do with me but everything to do with the owner of them. Girls are just effervescent they’re like, yes! They don’t have an option to talk about sexual harassment, sexism and gender double standards. They don’t feel necessarily comfortable doing it with the teachers because they feel like they’ll get in trouble.” A summary conviction will carry a sentence of up to 1 year in prison and/or a fine. And a more serious offence, tried in the Crown Court, would carry a sentence of up to 2 years in prison. In our increasingly polarised society, having productive discussions about social justice issues has never been more challenging, or more crucial. From the persistent ('not all men,' 'I don't see colour') to the insidious ('to play devil's advocate...', 'climate change is coming'), too often, antagonistic or problematic responses threaten to distract and derail our most urgent conversations. As of today (12 April 2019) ‘upskirting’ offenders can be arrested and sent to prison as a new law banning the invasive practice comes into force across England and Wales.



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