Creating a fairer Britain About the campaign Violence against
women is a serious inequality facing women and girls in Wales
today. The idea that women ‘ask for it’ is often used by
offenders to justify their behaviour. It blames the victim for
the crime and not the offender. Our ‘asking for it? campaign
aims to raise awareness of the extent of violence against women,
its unacceptability and challenge the attitudes that justify and
excuse it. It also aims to increase awareness of where to turn
for support. What are the campaigns key messages? This campaign
sees violence as preventable by challenging attitudes then deems
violence against women as acceptable. Therefore, the key
messages for this campaign are that: Why do we need a violence
against women campaign? What can I do? Please join our campaign
and use the following tools ( found on the right) to make a
difference: Related documents - Map of Gaps