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Working for a society free from sexism and violence against women and girls. www.ukfeminista.org.uk

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UK Feminista @ukfeminista.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
📣 Sexism and sexual harassment remain commonplace in schools and colleges. Use our quick letter writing tool to ask your MP to support 'System Change'- stronger action, better accountability and more support for schools to stop sexism and sexual harassment. 👉 ukfeminista.org.uk/take-action-...
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UK Feminista @ukfeminista.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
📚 Back to school: Free resources to tackle sexism and sexual harassment Explore UK Feminista's free resource hub to find: ✅ Online training ✅ Research ✅ Classroom activites ✅ Tips for teachers & support staff 👉 ukfeminista.org.uk/resources-hub/ #UKFeminista #BackToSchool
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UK Feminista @ukfeminista.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
📢 Calling all schools and colleges! Take the UK Feminista: Action Pledge to signal your commitment to: ✅ Promoting gender equality ✅ Preventing sexism and sexual harassment ✅ Taking a whole school approach Find out more 👉 ukfeminista.org.uk/award-scheme/
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UK Feminista @ukfeminista.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
📚 Make tackling sexism a priority in your school this year! Our training helps education staff: ✅ Understand the impact of sexism ✅ Challenge sexism with confidence ✅ Meet Ofsted and legal requirements ✅ Develop a whole school approach Learn more 👇 ukfeminista.org.uk/resources/te...
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UK Feminista @ukfeminista.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
🛒 Support UK Feminista while you shop for groceries! ✅ Sign up to support us via Easyfundraising and every time you shop online at over 8000 retailers they will donate to us. 👉 Sign up today and help us stop sexism and sexual exploitation www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/uk-fe...
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UK Feminista @ukfeminista.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
We’re delighted to be partnering with @manchester.ac.uk on research into whole-school approaches to preventing sexism, gender stereotyping and sexual harassment in schools. As our recent report showed, schools need 'system change' to make schools safe for girls 👉 ukfeminista.org.uk/wp-content/u...
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UK Feminista @ukfeminista.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
📢 Would you like to join UK Feminista's Board? We are looking for people committed to women's equality to join our volunteer Board of Directors and help UK Feminista achieve its mission. 📆 Closing date: 13 July 👉 Find out more and apply here www.charityjob.co.uk/volunteer-jo...
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Board Members x2-3 | UK Feminista | CharityJob
Apply now for Board Members x2-3. , Unpaid role, expenses paid, find a career with meaning today
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UK Feminista @ukfeminista.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
We're teaming up with @neunion.bsky.social to train teachers on how to support girls to take action against sexism and sexual harassment. 📆 2.30-3.15pm, Wednesday 8 July 2026 📍 Online Book your place today! 👉 neu.org.uk/events/empow...
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Empowering girls to take action against sexism and sexual harassment | National Education Union
08/07/26 - This session will explore why action is needed to empower girls, what students should be able to expect from their school as part of a whole school approach.
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UK Feminista @ukfeminista.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
📢 Would you like to join UK Feminista's Board? We are looking for people committed to women's equality to join our volunteer Board of Directors and help UK Feminista achieve its mission. 📆 Closing date: 13 July 👉 Find out more and apply here www.charityjob.co.uk/volunteer-jo...
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Board Members x2-3 | UK Feminista | CharityJob
Apply now for Board Members x2-3. , Unpaid role, expenses paid, find a career with meaning today
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UK Feminista @ukfeminista.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
We're in Parliament tonight to celebrate the winners of the 2026 UK Feminista Action Awards! The awards recognise schools taking outstanding action to prevent sexism and sexual harassment. Our thanks to Education Committee Chair @helenhayes.bsky.social MP for presenting the awards to our winners!
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Vicky Foxcroft MP @vickyfoxcroftmp.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
A pleasure to meet with Nina from UK Feminista today. The organisation tackles sex inequality and violence against women and girls. We discussed the Gov's VAWG strategy and how I can support schools locally fight growing misogyny online and its influence in the classroom.
Vicky (left) and Nina (right), Director of UK Feminista, standing side by side in front of a colourful mural.
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UK Feminista @ukfeminista.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
UK Feminista is proud to stand with almost 80 Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) sector organisations in solidarity with Jewish Women’s Aid and the wider Jewish community at a time of deeply concerning increases in antisemitism. 👇 www.jwa.org.uk/wp-content/u...
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UK Feminista @ukfeminista.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Here's Sally Rees -teacher & Past President of @nasuwt-official.bsky.social Northern Ireland- on why she supports our whole school approach to tackling sexual harassment. Request training for your school or college 👉 ukfeminista.org.uk/resources/li...
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SecEd @seced.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
A new research project by @nasuwt-official.bsky.social & @ukfeminista.bsky.social is to examine #sexism, sexual harassment & online #misogyny in UK #schools & the impact on pupils & staff: buff.ly/zdad5mu #teaching #safeguarding
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Research project to examine sexual harassment and misogyny in schools - SecEd
New research will examine sexism, harassment and misogyny in UK schools and their impact on pupils and teachers.
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UK Feminista @ukfeminista.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
UK Feminista is proud to be partnering with @nasuwt-official.bsky.social on major new research to uncover the extent and impact of sexism, sexual harassment, online misogyny and pornography in schools and colleges across the UK today. Full press release ➡️ ukfeminista.org.uk/news/nasuwt-...
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UK Feminista @ukfeminista.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
⏰ Just 24 hours to go! Apply now for the UK Feminista Action Award and celebrate the work your school or college is doing to challenge sexism. 🏛 Winning schools will be invited to an awards ceremony at the Houses of Parliament 🕔 Deadline: Friday 1 May, 5pm 👉 ukfeminista.org.uk/action-award...
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UK Feminista @ukfeminista.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
⏳ Last week for schools to apply for our Action Award! Has your school or college: ✅ Put policies or systems in place to tackle sexism? ✅ Supported staff with training or resources? If so, apply for the UK Feminista Action Award 2026. 🕔 Deadline: Friday 1 May 👉 ukfeminista.org.uk/action-award...
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APPG on Commercial Sexual Exploitation @appg-cse.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Today our Vice Chair @tracygilbertmp.bsky.social led a debate in Parliament on sex trafficking in Scotland. Tracy revealed she has written to Police Scotland to report websites advertising prostitution for violating Scotland's anti-trafficking law. The max penalty is life. 👇
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UK Feminista @ukfeminista.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
We're teaming up with @neunion.bsky.social to train teachers on how to support girls to take action against sexism and sexual harassment. 📆 2.30-3.15pm, Wednesday 8 July 2026 📍 Online Book your place today! 👉 neu.org.uk/events/empow...
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Empowering girls to take action against sexism and sexual harassment | National Education Union
08/07/26 - This session will explore why action is needed to empower girls, what students should be able to expect from their school as part of a whole school approach.
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UK Feminista @ukfeminista.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
📣 Calling schools & colleges! Receive a UK Feminista Action Award for your work to tackle sexism and sexual harassment. Deadline for applications: Friday 1 May 2026, 5pm Celebrate your work and inspire others to act! 👇 ukfeminista.org.uk/action-award... #GenderEquality #UKSchools #UKFeminista
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UK Feminista @ukfeminista.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
This week, our Director visited the French National Assembly for an event to mark ten years of France’s abolitionist laws - which shift the criminal burden off victims of sexual exploitation and onto sex buyers who drive the demand. Find out more 👉 www.cap-international.org/en/our-actio...
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UK Feminista @ukfeminista.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
This is a significant step towards age and ongoing consent verification on p*rnography websites - a vital safeguard against child abuse & violence against women. Thank you to the survivors who advocated for it 👇
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UK Feminista @ukfeminista.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
“My rape and exploitation is being uploaded for profit, and there are no laws to stop it” Ministers must listen to survivors and accept the House of Lords vote to force p*rnography websites to verify the age and ongoing consent of everyone on their platform. www.stylist.co.uk/news/politic...
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"My rape and exploitation can still be viewed on porn platforms"
For years, Sarah* has tried to have videos of her rape at the hands of a trafficker removed from mainstream porn sites. Here's why legislation needs to change.
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APPG on Commercial Sexual Exploitation @appg-cse.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
This is why Ministers @jessphillipsmp.bsky.social @alexdaviesjones.bsky.social must accept & implement the recent vote by the House of Lords to force all p*rnography websites to verify the age and ongoing consent of everyone in videos on their platform 👇 edition.cnn.com/interactive/...
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Exposing a global ‘online rape academy’ that is teaching men how to abuse women and evade detection
CNN exposes an online network of men encouraging each other to drug and assault their partners, and swap tips on how to get away with it.
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UK Feminista @ukfeminista.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Our Director Nina Humphries welcomes the landmark vote by the House of Lords requiring p*rnography websites to verify the age & ongoing consent of everyone featured on their platform. A basic vital safeguard that the Government must keep in the bill and implement without delay.
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APPG on Commercial Sexual Exploitation @appg-cse.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Our members -MPs Tonia Antoniazzi, Kirsteen Sullivan, Jess Asato, Tracy Gilbert, Antonia Bance, Katrina Murray, Sarah Champion & Polly Billington + Baroness Bertin & Baroness Jenkin- signed this letter in the Times calling on the PM to back safeguards on p*rn sites 👉 thetimes.com/article/d615...
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APPG on Commercial Sexual Exploitation @appg-cse.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Our members - Tonia Antoniazzi MP, Jess Asato MP, Tracy Gilbert MP, Kirsteen Sullivan MP, Polly Billington MP, Sarah Champion MP, Antonia Bance MP, Katrina Murray MP, Baroness Bertin & Baroness Jenkin - have signed this important letter in today's Times 👇 www.thetimes.com/article/d615...
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Force porn sites to verify age and consent, ministers told
Campaigners against sexual exploitation want publishers to check the age of those appearing in explicit material and whether they have given their consent
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UK Feminista @ukfeminista.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Peers have voted to require p*rnography websites to verify the age and ongoing consent of everyone featured in content on their platform. It's a basic safeguard, yet survivors & organisations are having to fight for it. Check out '10 terrible arguments against' 👇 ukfeminista.org.uk/news/ten-ter...
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Ten terrible arguments against safeguards on pornography websites – UK Feminista
Working for a society in which women and girls live free from sexism and male violence
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UK Feminista @ukfeminista.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
🗳️ In a landmark vote, the House of Lords has passed an amendment requiring p*rnography websites to verify the age & ongoing consent of everyone featured on their platform. 🙌 A vital safeguard against child abuse and violence against women that must be implemented without delay.
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East Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 10/03/2026
How to stop sexual harassment in schools? By embedding prevention across the entire curriculum and school culture - not just a one-off assembly. Jenny Rhodes on UK Feminista’s new blueprint to make it happen. Read more 👇🏽 @ukfeminista.bsky.social
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Suffolk MP backs radical plan to end sexual harassment in schools
Now launched: A new blueprint for schools and colleges to ‘change the system’ to prevent sexism and protect girls from sexual harassment
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UK Feminista @ukfeminista.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
🗞️ 'Schools need radical ‘system change’ to tackle harassment against girls, report says' "UK Feminista argues that greater government intervention – not simply one-off lessons or workshops – is required to create a ‘whole-school approach’ to prevention." 👇 www.twinkl.co.uk/news/schools...
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QE Insights - Twinkl
Stay up-to-date with changes and events in primary education using our handy news feed. Includes articles from trusted sources about the web.
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UK Feminista @ukfeminista.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Yesterday, UK Feminista launched System Change - a blueprint to end sexism and sexual harassment in education, based on our 3‑year pilot with schools and colleges. 📘 Read the report: ukfeminista.org.uk/systemchange/ ✉️ Take action: ukfeminista.org.uk/take-action-...
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APPG on Commercial Sexual Exploitation @appg-cse.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
🙌 Safeguards secured! The House of Lords has voted to adopt critical safeguards on p*rnography websites: age & permission verification and the right to withdraw consent The APPG has long called for this change to combat abuse and exploitation rampant on these sites 🧵
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UK Feminista @ukfeminista.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
UK Feminista strongly supports Ash Regan MSP's Prostitution Bill, being debated in the Scottish Parliament tomorrow. The Bill would outlaw paying for sex and decriminalise victims - rightly recognising prostitution is violence against women. Read this letter to MSPs from A Model For Scotland 👇
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UK Feminista @ukfeminista.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
Following the release of the UK Government's Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) strategy, we outline our perspective. Read our statement below 👇
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UK Feminista @ukfeminista.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
🎄 Looking for a feminist stocking filler? Check out these UK Feminista gifts featuring beautiful designs by Natalia (age 8) and Eva (age 15) 👉 uk-feminista.teemill.com
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UK Feminista @ukfeminista.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
UK Feminista is proud to stand with survivors and frontline services to support Ash Regan MSP's #UnbuyableBill The bill would shift the burden of criminality in Scotland off victims of sexual exploitation onto exploiters 👉 Act now amodelforscotland.org/take-action @johnswinney.bsky.social
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Take Action | A Model for Scotland
Take action to support a progressive legal model that combats commercial sexual exploitation in Scotland.
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UK Feminista @ukfeminista.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
Alia Azariah, Survivor & @obamafoundation.bsky.social USA Leader, has told MPs why she backs a bill amendment requiring pornography websites to verify age & permission of everyone on their site and enable withdrawal of consent. 👉 Read Alia's powerful speech ukfeminista.org.uk/news/speech-...
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UK Feminista @ukfeminista.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
🎁 Pondering gifts for family & friends? 🎁 These beautiful bags, mugs, tea towels & posters were designed by Natalia (age 8) and Eva (age 15) to celebrate 15 years of UK Feminista! Power change with your gifts this festive season🎄 Shop 👉 uk-feminista.teemill.com
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UK Feminista @ukfeminista.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
🎁 Pondering gifts for family & friends? 🎁 These beautiful bags, mugs, tea towels & posters were designed by Natalia (age 8) and Eva (age 15) to celebrate 15 years of UK Feminista! Power change with your gifts this festive season🎄 Shop 👉 uk-feminista.teemill.com
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UK Feminista @ukfeminista.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
We are delighted to announce the winners of our student poster competition – celebrating 15 years of UK Feminista! We were hugely moved by the nearly 200 wonderful entries from both primary and secondary school pupils. 🥁 And the winners are… (1/6)
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UK Feminista @ukfeminista.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
UK Feminista was proud to support a discussion in Parliament last wk with Mia de Faoite - survivor, campaigner & Training Lead at Ruhama. Mia powerfully argued how and why the Government should recognise that sexual consent cannot be purchased. Thanks to @tracygilbertmp.bsky.social for hosting.
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UK Feminista @ukfeminista.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
It was great to join @evawuk.bsky.social conference last week, where we discussed urgent need for whole-school approaches to prevent sexual harassment in education. Find out what your school or college can do to stop sexual harassment - and how we can support you 👉 ukfeminista.org.uk/teachers/
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UK Feminista @ukfeminista.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
📖 Read UK Feminista Co-Chair Andrea West’s powerful reflections on the fictional story of #EastEnders' Joel - a teenage boy drawn into violent pornography and #onlinemisogyny - and the disturbing reality it highlights. ukfeminista.org.uk/news/joel-co...
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UK Feminista @ukfeminista.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
It's with enormous gratitude that we say farewell to our Chair, Sarah Savitt, who has supported and shaped UK Feminista since it was founded 15 years ago 🙏 As Sarah steps down, she reflects on her time with UK Feminista over on our website 👉 ukfeminista.org.uk/news/fifteen...
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UK Feminista @ukfeminista.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
🏆 Competition alert! 🏆 We're inviting primary & secondary schools to take part in a poster design competition - enabling students to share their vision of equality. Full details 👇 Good luck to all students!
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UK Feminista @ukfeminista.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
📢 SCHOOLS & COLLEGES: applications are now open for the UK Feminista 2026 Action Award! 🏅 Reward students & teachers for action to combat sexism and sexual harassment. 👉 Start your application today with the Action Pledge ukfeminista.org.uk/award-scheme/
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UK Feminista @ukfeminista.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
💬 "there’s an urgent need for guidance & resources tailored to Alternative Provision settings to address sexism and sexual harassment" 📒 That's why we've launched 'Understanding Sexual Harassment' for AP settings 👉 Our Director Nina Humphries explains: ukfeminista.org.uk/news/new-res...
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UK Feminista @ukfeminista.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
📢 COMPETITION FOR SCHOOLS & COLLEGES 🎨 Help celebrate 15 years of UK Feminista by entering our competition to design a poster! See details 👇 and enter by 26 Sept. Happy creating!
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UK Feminista @ukfeminista.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
This week, UK Feminista’s Director Nina Humphries spoke at @thefabians.bsky.social launch of ‘Only Halfway?’ by Purna Sen & Sara Hyde 🚨 Nina highlighted importance of Government support for nationwide whole-school approaches to prevent sexual harassment Report here fabians.org.uk/publication/...
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