Mayor of London: Have a word

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, launched the Have a Word campaign to turn bystanders into women's allies against male violence and challenge and prevent misogynistic attitudes and behaviours by men.

Executive Summary

Male violence against women and girls is an epidemic in the UK. A woman dies at the hands of a man every three days and 97% have been sexually harassed.

Historically, the onus has been on women to adapt their behaviour to protect themselves.

But it's not women who need to change, it's men. Not just the perpetrators, but those who stand by and let misogynistic behaviour go unchallenged.

Our challenge was to hold men accountable, shifting their role from passive spectators in a bystander culture to allies of women.

But our biggest riskwas alienating them,...

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