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Jo Todd CBE

@jotodd.bsky.social
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CEO at Respect, mum to 3 teenage boys

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respectuk.bsky.social @respectuk.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
Our CEO @jotodd.bsky.social also officially launched our new initiative, the Centre for Excellence - bringing together data, evidence, practice expertise and lived experience, to create a step change in addressing the perpetration of domestic abuse. www.respect.org.uk/pages/centre...
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Centre for Excellence | Respect
A national initiative to address the perpetration of domestic abuse
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respectuk.bsky.social @respectuk.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
We're still smiling after celebrating Respect's 25th anniversary parliamentary event on Tuesday 😊 Hosted by Katrina Murray MP on the first day of 16 Days, we came together to reflect on the journey, we've been on and the work ahead. Read more on our website: www.respect.org.uk/articles/res...
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Respect celebrates 25th anniversary with parliamentary event
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respectuk.bsky.social @respectuk.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
This includes the issue of child and adolescent to parent violence and abuse (CAPVA).The government needs to revisit & continue the work began by the previous administration, creating a clear definition to understand its prevalence & respond accordingly to the challenges faced by parents and carers.
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David Gadd @profdavidgadd.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025... Spot on. Come on Labour. Don't reproduce the shortcomings of your predecessors
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Influential women urge Labour to include asylum seekers in plan to tackle violence
Exclusive: Letter warns of ‘two-tier’ system if asylum seekers are excluded from promise to halve violence against women and girls
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respectuk.bsky.social @respectuk.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Our CEO, @jotodd.bsky.social was one of the guest speakers at the recent EIDA conference - the team caught up with Jo to find out more about Respect's work and to gather her thoughts on what employers need to know about responding to perpetrators of DA. 📺 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULLh...
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How can we address perpetrators of domestic abuse? With Respect CEO, Jo Todd
YouTube video by The Employers' Initiative on Domestic Abuse
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respectuk.bsky.social @respectuk.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
We were delighted to welcome Danai Pagoni, with an update on the VAWG strategy followed by remarks & updates from @jotodd.bsky.social CEO at Respect and Janaya Walker, Head of Public Affairs at @evawuk.bsky.social. Thank to you to all our speakers, members and stakeholders for joining the session.🙏
Photograph of Jo Todd
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Rights of Women @rightsofwomen.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
🚨 We're hiring! Join Rights of Women as our new Management Accountant – a vital role in a women-only organisation championing justice and equality. 📍 London-based | 💼 Part-time 🔗 Apply now: www.rightsofwomen.org.uk/about-us/joi... #CharityJobs #FinanceJobs #VAWG #WomenInFinance
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Join our team - Rights of Women
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Rights of Women @rightsofwomen.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Migrant victims of domestic abuse are being failed by UKVI's approach to counter-allegations. VAWG organisations call for reform. Read our joint briefing 👇 www.rightsofwomen.org.uk/vawg-organis... #CoerciveControl
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Recognising coercive control in counter-allegations: VAWG organisations call for reform in UKVI assessments - Rights of Women
Rights of Women and Project Resist brought together VAWG organisations to examine how UKVI’s handling of counter-allegations is impacting migrant women victim-survivors of domestic abuse applying for ...
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
"Lifting as we climb" Banner showing the motto of the most prominent organization of the African-American Women's Suffrage Movement, which formed in 1896 #WomensArt #Monday
Purple cloth banner with gold fringe and gold lettering
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Eleri @eleributler.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
2000 women killed by men since 2009 in UK- 61% women killed by a current or former partner, 9% women killed by their sons, 6% by other family, 15% by other men they knew and 10% by men they didn’t know. When will men’s fatal violence against women end. #femicide www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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More than 170 mothers killed by their sons in 15 years in UK, report reveals
Data analysing deaths of all 2,000 women killed by men since 2009 reveals hidden scourge of matricide
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Jo Todd CBE @jotodd.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
It's not just words, we strive for this, get things wrong sometimes, learn and strive again to do better
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Jo Todd CBE @jotodd.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
I'll be joining this - always keen to think bigger and learn from activists and big thinkers, especially from other parts of the world
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Jo Todd CBE @jotodd.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Love this photography exhibition from Rainbow Sisters... and love all that @4refugeewomen.bsky.social do!
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Jo Todd CBE @jotodd.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
Reading NAO report & brilliant @lexytopping.bsky.social Discovered that "the Home Office underspent on its own VAWG budget by an average of 15% between 2021-22 and 2023-24". Utterly bewildering and rage-making when the whole VAWG sector is on its knees. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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‘Epidemic’ of violence against women and girls in UK is getting worse – report
National Audit Office says government attempts to tackle misogynistic violence are hampered by poor coordination
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Jo Todd CBE @jotodd.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
Important research, do take part if you have experienced or witnessed #sexualmisconduct and abuse by #powerfulperpetrators
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respectuk.bsky.social @respectuk.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
We were delighted to welcome Professor Nicole Westmarland, Sue Burke, Kate Bulman, and Kuljit Sandhu who shared their work alongside remarks from @jotodd.bsky.social about our plans to respond to the Spending Review. Thank to you to all our speakers, members and stakeholders for joining.
Photo of Jo Todd speaking at the APPG.Photo of APPG from the background
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respectuk.bsky.social @respectuk.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
We will be discussing whether domestic abuse perpetrators can really change their behaviour and understanding perpetrator programmes. We will be hearing from @jessasatomp.bsky.social, Respect CEO, @jotodd.bsky.social alongside other academics, and colleagues within the domestic abuse sector.
Photograph from the APPG last year. All attendees are sat or standing around the table looking towards the camera.
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Nicole Renehan @nikitarenee37.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
BBC News - Probation: 'Too few staff, with too little experience, managing too many offenders' www.bbc.com/news/article...
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'Burned-out' probation officers fear ex-prisoners will reoffend
Probation officers say they were overworked even before thousands of prisoners were released early.
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Jo Todd CBE @jotodd.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
So delighted to see former @respectuk.bsky.social Research Manager @thangamdebbonaire.bsky.social is on her way to the House of Lords. Great to have an expert in working with perpetrators of domestic abuse (among so many other things) on the red benches 😊
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Jamie Klingler @jamieklingler.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
As I discussed on Five Live this week- we are failing rape victims at every turn. 5 years of not being able to move on, not get privileged counselling. Not heal. It’s torturing victims www.theguardian.com/law/2024/dec...
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Rape trials collapse as victims abandon cases amid long court delays
Courts logjam in England and Wales contributes to doubling in five years of victims pulling out of prosecutions
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Jo Todd CBE @jotodd.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
A few reflections on the PM's speech today. As always, it's deeds not words we really want!
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Caroline Bernard @carolinebernard.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
It's 25 November - UN International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women - if you want to understand the history I really recommend #JuliaAlvarez 's fictionalised version of the story of the ##Mirabal sisters 🙏🏾 #IDEVAW #16DaysOfActivism
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Jo Todd CBE @jotodd.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
@pollyneate.bsky.social Welcome Ms Neate, we've been expecting you 😘
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kareningalasmith.bsky.social @kareningalasmith.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
This doesn't happen often! We have a vacancy for a P/T (21 hrs) Researcher at the Femicide Census. We're looking for a feminist with strong research skills, the ability to deal with the emotional impact of the subject matter and the desire to make a difference to join our tiny but brilliant team.
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Jo Todd CBE @jotodd.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Bluesky feels like old twitter #hardlydarehope
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Fiona Vera Gray @veragraf.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Fantastic opportunity here for anyone interested in pursing a #PhD in violence against women #VAWG. Fully funded PhD based at Nottingham Trent and working with the wonderful Juno Women's Aid ufncollaboratory.ac.uk/volunteering...
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What are the benefits and challenges of volunteering for domestic violence and abuse (DVA) organisations for those with lived experience? - Co(l)laboratory
Co(l)laboratory 2025 PhD Project Download PDF Key Details Project Title: What are the benefits and challenges of volunteering for domestic violence and abuse (DVA) organisations for those with lived e...
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Jo Todd CBE @jotodd.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
First blue-sky post - on the way to the big smoke for our annual Board away day. Love seeing everyone in the flesh and working creatively together with a fantastic bunch of people. @purnasen.bsky.social @leepster.bsky.social
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