Urge the Leveson Inquiry to Investigate Sexism in British Media
Women's rights organizations, including Equality Now, are calling on the Leveson inquiry to increase the scope of its investigation to include sexism and sexual objectification of women in British media. The groups cite newspapers like The Sun, which routinely trivializes and sexualizes rape and other violent crimes against women.
Urge the Leveson inquiry to broaden its investigations to include the use of sexism and sexual objectification in British media.
The tabloid press often reports on rape by frequently implying that the victims are to blame for the violence committed against them, rather than reporting about perpetrators of violence against women. If the Leveson inquiry included such cases in its investigation, journalists could be trained on laws about reporting violence against women and would face clear sanctions for breaking these laws.
Sign now to call on Leveson to help create a just world by investigating sexism and sexual objectification of women during the inquiry.
We the undersigned join women's rights organizations in urging you to increase the scope of your investigation to include sexism and sexual objectification of women in British media. Newspapers like The Sun advertise porn and sex industries and routinely trivialize and sexualize rape and other violent crimes against women. The tabloid press often reports on rape by focusing on the victims, frequently implying that they are to blame for the violence committed against them, rather than reporting about perpetrators of violence against women. We call on you to include such cases in your investigation and to help implement training for journalists on laws about reporting violence against women and clear sanctions for violations of those laws.
