Violence against women: Hard knock life

Justine Järvinen, Angela Kail & Iona Miller

April 2008, 132 pages

You probably think you don't know a woman who has been affected by domestic or sexual violence. But since nearly one in every two women in the UK has experienced abuse, chances are you do.

Hard knock life, NPC’s report on violence against women, shows donors that there are proven ways to keep women safe and help women recover from abuse.

Did you know?

• A woman is more likely to be sexually assaulted than she is to get breast cancer
  
• Two thirds of women in prostitution started before they were 16
• 3,000 forced marriages take place in the UK every year.
  

Private donors can make a huge difference in this sector by

• preventing the problem happening, by working with vulnerable girls who might grow up to become victims, or by changing the attitudes of the general public towards the issue of violence against women.
• supporting charities that provide specialist services for victims and help to keep them safe, including counselling and support through the justice system.
  

NPC has produced a podcast featuring one of our recommended charities, One25, which works with women in prostitution. Click here to listen to it.