The Commons’ Women and Equalities Committee has published a wide-ranging and detailed report on attitudes towards women and girls in educational settings.
Laying out laid out key recommendations for universities in tackling sexual violence both on and off campus – alongside recommendations for schools and colleges – it acknowledges that good work has been done in the sector on this issue.
But it also reminds us of what groups like Our Streets Now, NUS, and Revolt Sexual Assault have been saying for a long time – that sexual violence is not just happening to students in clubs, bars, and on public transport, it’s happening to students on university campuses.
There’s a whole range of pushes in the report that may sound familiar but just haven’t been prioritised – things like local partnerships and the nighttime economy, and disclosure training.
