Campaigners argue violence against women & girls 'doesn't have to be inevitable' in South Yorkshire
The Women's Equality Party in Sheffield are calling on local organisations to make the issue more of a priority than it currently is
There's a call for 'everyone' in South Yorkshire to 'remember' that male violence against women & girls hasn't gone away.
Charlotte Mead is from the Women's Equality Party in Sheffield.
She says the issue needs to be a 'collective priority' for every local service & organisation:
"It needs a concerted effort from all sorts of different people.
"It's not just politics, it's not just the police, it's not just education, it's not just social services; it's absolutely everybody. We all need to work together on this.
"I think some progress has been made, but certainly not enough.
"You hear people speaking about violence against women and girls, you hear people speaking about the services that are available now.
"So, I think the conversation has slightly changed, but what we need is action. We need action from everybody.
"It takes men to have these conversations as well as women too.
"We have to start doing something to address the root cause around the perpetrators, otherwise it's just not going to stop.
"Sometimes, male violence against women can be viewed as a bit of a side issue or an issue on its own, but it's not.
"It's something that feeds into absolutely everything.
"Men & women interact with each other everywhere, and unfortunately, male violence towards women takes place all too often as well."
The Women's Equality Party in Sheffield hold monthly vigils in the city - to remember those who've lost their lives to male violence - on the first Thursday of every month outside Sheffield Town Hall.