Earlier this week, Home Secretary Priti Patel announced the government’s opposition to efforts to make misogyny a hate crime.
Speaking in the House of Commons, Green urged the government to rethink their approach to tackling violence against women and girls, arguing it places the onus on victims and fails to address root causes. She said:
“The Government’s response to persistent violence against women and girls has been to support the Path Community app, which asks women to protect themselves by sharing journeys home and launch StreetSafe, which asks women to report where they feel unsafe. That’s yet again putting the onus on women when they’re not the problem.
“Last year, a study of sexual aggression in UK male university students found a correlation between misogynistic views and a proclivity for sexual violence against women.
“What message does it send that the government’s response to persistent violence against women is ‘there’s an app for that’? I ask the minister, please, will she tackle the root cause and work with the Home Office to make misogyny a hate crime?”
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