Deadly Intersections: Disability and Gender Based Violence

In association with the Women’s Equality Party Sheffield

Disabled women are twice as likely as non-disabled women to experience domestic abuse, but less likely to be able to access a refuge. 40% of disabled women have been sexually assaulted or raped and 50% of deaf girls have been sexually abused.

There are even ways that disabled women can be abused that simply do not exist for non-disabled people. This is not a coincidence. The structural inequalities that affect disabled people and women intersect and the inaccessible world we live in means that when deaf and disabled women are assaulted or abused, it’s more difficult to be taken seriously, it’s more difficult to report and it’s more difficult to access support.

At this event, Women’s Equality Party Sheffield and disability campaigner Philippa Willitts will discuss this vital issue that all feminists must take seriously if we are to achieve true equality for all women.

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