Understand WOmeN first

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Contents 4. Feminism 12. Free the Nipple 16. Sexual harassment 22. Abortion 26. Protests 3

THIS ZINE IS... Feminism is a social and political movement. Feminism is about changing the way that people see male and female rights, and campaigning for equal ones. Feminism is not about women pushing the idea that they are better than men but that they deserve the same pay, treatment and respect that men in their same roles recieve. Feminism asks people of all ages, genders and races to unite to make the world a fairer place to live in, to ensure women who work the same job to the same standard get the equal pay, respect and opportunities that their male counterparts recieve without having done any of the protesting. Being a feminist is not pro-women, or anti-men. Being a feminist is changing how society works and creating a better, equal society who rewards women and men with equal opportunities, equal rights, equal pay and equal respect. Being a part of the feminist movement is shaping the future for our children and grandchildren to come. 4

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It is important for men to understand what women are facing every day and to speak, because the change have to be supported by a male voice that can say I am feminist without being judged by other men supporting this inequality. It is time to SPEAK! 7

8 Being a part of the feminist movement is to promote equality and make the world a fairer place for generations to come. Let woman and men have all the equal opportunities and treatment as each other. Let’s stand together and make a change.

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The Free The Nipple movement has dominated the headlines since 2012. Free The Nipple is a global campaign group that hopes to encourage equality, empowerment and freedom of all human beings. 13

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The organisation also works to raise awareness and spark change on a num- ber of social issues and injustices. The Free The Nipple movement was in- spired by a 2012 film of the same name, which followed Lina Esco and a group of women attempting to shed light on the issue. Campaigners’ mission is for all human beings to be treated as equals. The official website reads: “We are a global movement of equality, empower- ment and freedom. “We are a movement of change.” Each year Free the Nipple Day falls on March 26 15

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An investigation by UN Women UK found that 97% of women aged 18- 24 have been sexually harassed, with a further 96% not reporting those situations because of the belief that it would not change anything. 18

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January 2013 An Overview of Sexual Offending in England and Wales; Approximately 85,000 women and 12,000 men (aged 16 - 59) experience rape, attempted rape or sexual assault by penetration in England and Wales alone every year; that’s roughly 11 of the most serious sexual offences (of adults alone) every hour. Only around 15% of those who experience sexual violence report to the police Approximately 90% of those who are raped know the perpetrator 20 prior to the offence

In the year to the end of March 2017, the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) estimat- ed; 20% of women and 4% of men have expe- rienced some type of sexual assault since the age of 16, equivalent to 3.4 million female and 631,000 male victims 3.1% of women (510,000) and 0.8% of men (138,000) aged 16 to 59 had experienced a sexual assault in the last year. 21

Abortions can take place in the first 24 weeks of pregnancy in England, Scotland and Wales. However, they have to be approved by two doctors. They must agree having the baby would pose a greater risk to the physical or mental health of the woman than a termination Abortions were illegal before the the introduction of the 1967 Abortion Act, which initially allowed them to take place up to 28 weeks. This was reduced to 24 weeks in 1990. Abortions after 24 weeks are allowed only if: the woman’s le is in danger 22

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According to WHO ? every year in the world there are an estimated 40-50 million abortions. This corresponds to approximately 125,000 abortions per day. 24

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Defiantly Driving in Saudi Arabia Not all protesters chant and carry signs: in June 2011 a few dozen women in Saudi Arabia defiantly demonstrated with their cars. While driving might not seem that radical, these women risked arrest when they got behind the wheel — Saudi Arabia is the last remaining country in the world that forbids women from driving. The campaign was mainly organized through social media and although there was no photo- op gathering, the protest garnered worldwide attention. Though this isn’t the first time Saudi women have directly protested the ban — a group in 1990 had a similar strategy — the latest efforts seem to have made headway. One woman was pulled over by the authorities and instead of arresting her, the officer issued her a traffic ticket. 27

On April 3, 2011, approximately 3,000 SlutWalk women (and men) marched the streets of Toronto in what they dubbed a SlutWalk. Angered by the comments of a Toronto police officer — who had ill-advisedly said that women shouldn’t “dress like sluts” if they wanted to avoid being assaulted — marchers rallied to protest blaming rape victims for their own assaults. To date, more than 50 satellite walks have taken place in major cities around the world, including Boston, London, New Delhi and Sydney. Dozens more are being planned and the original organizers have said they plan on making SlutWalk an annual event. 28

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References Pieces of Self: Anarchy, Gender and Other Thoughts - Wildflower F.U.- Knowledge is Power Girls Are Not Chicks Wives Tales Demigod Super Vagina #3 The Femmenstruation Rites Rag All accessed from https://archive.org/details/ solidarityrevolutionarycen- ter?and%5B%5D=&sin=&sort=-week 30

DESIGNED BY Chloe Stephens-Hockridge Vasil Stoyanov Rachel Strong 31

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