The Thomson Reuters Foundation poll found women in
London had better access to healthcare and economic opportunity compared
to 18 other global megacities, ranking top overall, but the capital
fared less well when it came to women being protected from sexual
violence and harmful cultural practices.
Still, everyone likes to be a winner. But as politicians are crafting their press releases, championing every policy they’ve introduced and every initiative they’ve funded, I find myself looking around and thinking: is this the best we’ve got?
I pondered this apparent cause for celebration as I took a stroll during my lunch break this afternoon while listening to a delightful story on Woman’s Hour about a man who ejaculated against a woman’s legs on the morning tube. London is the proud home of the London Stock Exchange, a true hub of the capital markets, yet only 25 per cent of FTSE 100 board directors are women. London claims one of the oldest parliaments, yet only 32 per cent of MPs are women, and they often get bullied and shouted down.
Turns out, even among the winning cities, there is no shortage of anti-woman material.
And whether it’s in Hackney or well-heeled Kensington, domestic violence and sexual assault are rife. Refuges are so busy and underfunded they are turning desperate women away (lest we forget, the Tories tried to fund them via the tax women pay for overpriced menstrual products.)
Still, everyone likes to be a winner. But as politicians are crafting their press releases, championing every policy they’ve introduced and every initiative they’ve funded, I find myself looking around and thinking: is this the best we’ve got?
I pondered this apparent cause for celebration as I took a stroll during my lunch break this afternoon while listening to a delightful story on Woman’s Hour about a man who ejaculated against a woman’s legs on the morning tube. London is the proud home of the London Stock Exchange, a true hub of the capital markets, yet only 25 per cent of FTSE 100 board directors are women. London claims one of the oldest parliaments, yet only 32 per cent of MPs are women, and they often get bullied and shouted down.
Turns out, even among the winning cities, there is no shortage of anti-woman material.
And whether it’s in Hackney or well-heeled Kensington, domestic violence and sexual assault are rife. Refuges are so busy and underfunded they are turning desperate women away (lest we forget, the Tories tried to fund them via the tax women pay for overpriced menstrual products.)
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