If you are controlled or physically, sexually, economically or emotionally abused by a partner, ex-partner or family member, this is domestic abuse. Household isolation rules do not apply. #youarenotalone
Broadcaster Emma Barnett said domestic abuse is âstill a subject shrouded in shameâ, as she appeared on a panel to raise greater awareness of the issue. She was joined by bestselling author Noreena Hertz.
Rebecca Beattie was a victim of domestic and financial abuse for five years. When she tried to end the relationship, her ex-partner assaulted her so badly that she needed reconstructive surgery.
Premenstrual syndrome is something that most people who have periods will experience. Hormones are powerful, and when theyâre fluctuating they can make us feel pretty physically and emotionally out of kilter.
Insight suggests that COVID-19 restrictions mean that 1.9 million fewer women were able to access contraceptive services, resulting in 1.5 million unsafe abortions and more than 3,000 maternal deaths.
The largely invisible work of unpaid care-cleaning, and looking after children, has always fallen disproportionately on women. The ongoing global pandemic may be causing progress to backslide.
