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Jane Corscadden

'The time to act is now': Stormont politicians open up on experiences of misogyny and call for change

Stormont politicians have opened up on their personal experiences of misogyny in a bid to call for societal change in Northern Ireland.

At a seminar on Monday, December 5, looking at the Scottish model for preventing misogynistic crime and exploring how this could be applied in Northern Ireland, event sponsors Naomi Long, Diane Forsythe, and Sinéad Ennis opened up on how they have experienced misogyny both in work and every day life.

Earlier this year, a report in Scotland, authored by Baroness Helena Kennedy KC, provided a blueprint for tackling misogynistic crime through criminal law.

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