Nearly half of all women involved in politics have faced abuse including threats of assault, murder and rape, according to a global report for an international conference designed to increase female political participation to be held in London this week. The report, titled “Women at the Crossroads: A Global Survey on Political Violence against Women,” was compiled by researchers from more than 20 countries who studied violence experienced during elections as well as other Of those surveyed, 44% said that they had experienced violence or abuse, with the majority reporting psychological harassment including misogyny and sexism.
Nearly half of all women involved in politics have faced abuse including threats of assault, murder and rape, according to a global report for an international conference designed to increase female political participation to be held in London this week. The conference, featuring women from over 20 countries, will agree a code of conduct to protect women in this field and will discuss measures to boost the proportion of elected women from its current level of 23%. Of those surveyed, 44% said that they had experienced violence or abuse, with the majority reporting psychological harassment including misogyny and sexism.