Councillor Sarah Kerr said she wanted to develop a strategy to keep women safe after herself being targeted by verbal abuse. The council’s executive committee approved the strategy on 28 September.
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A strategy to help stop violence against women is being spearheaded by a councillor after a man “hurled” abuse at her.
Ms Kerr said the strategy would ensure the council’s attitude to sexist violence put the responsibility on the perpetrator - not the victim.
Ms Kerr launched her effort to change how the council tackles violence against women and girls last year.
“What I’m talking about here is, things like upskirting, stalking, bullying, it can be sexual assault, it can be rape and in some cases it’s murder”, she added.
Now that the strategy is approved, Cllr Kerr says the next step is for Wokingham Borough Council to develop a “more detailed action plan”.
The council is also seeking accreditation from the White Ribbon charity, which tackles violence against women and girls.
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To be honest, they should focus on sorting out their massive finance issues. They are one of the next in line councils to go under.
Let’s hope they can do both.
