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The issue of men’s violence against women is a huge topic on any International Women’s Day, but this year has seen a particular focus on the issue - particularly in the UK where the rape and murder of Sarah Everard sparked a national debate that is ongoing.
I spoke to the new national police lead Maggie Blyth yesterday, just before she got on a flight to attend a IWD event in Dublin.
Policing attracts some men who want “to exert and coerce” vulnerable people, the new national police lead on violence against women has admitted, as she urged officers to create a “call-out culture” to tackle sexist and misogynistic behaviour.
Deputy chief constable Maggie Blyth, who took up the post of national lead for violence against women and girls (VAWG) at the National Police Chiefs’ Council five months ago, said it was wrong to dismiss abusive, violent or sexist officers as a “few bad apples”.
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