ICYMI: Clyde 1 discusses women's safety in special programme

Clyde 1's looking at what more men can do to keep women safe, in the wake of Sarah Everard's murder in London.

Author: Natalie CrawfordPublished 18th Mar 2021

Domestic abusers can be kicked out of their shared homes, and banned from returning, under new police powers in Scotland. MSPs have voted to give more protection to survivors.

It comes as Clyde 1's looking at what more men can do to keep women safe, in the wake of Sarah Everard's murder in London.

Last night we broadcast a special show, discussing the impact of Sarah's murder and what steps men can take to keep women safer. The show was chaired by Garry Spence and Arlene Stuart.

They were joined by Nikki Forbes, co-founder of the Glasgow Vigils, Davy Thompson from White Ribbon Scotland, and newsreader Selena Jackson to discuss the everyday fears women have and how we can change as a society to make things better.

Davy Thompson from campaign group White Ribbon Scotland said: "Years ago when they brought in seat beat legislation, men were all macho about it saying "I'm not wearing a seat belt, no one can make me wear a seat belt.

"Nowadays when you get in a car and you don't put a seat belt on, it gets challenged. We need to get to a similar position with men's behavior.

"If there's someone hanging about outside a club and the only people he's talking to are drunk women on their own then point them out to the bouncer.

"They're not going to immediately assume he's doing something terrible but they will go and have a word with him and you've maybe stopped something from happening that night.

"If you're running a sports club and you have young kids that come and they look up to you then they're picking up on all these remarks that you're making. Role models across the country are missing out on an opportunity if they're not thinking like that."

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