Gender violence is to be punished in — and out of — the workplace
Employers should send a clear message to their (male) staff that they risk their jobs if they commit gender-based violence in their private capacity
People are revolting. Some people protest about the violence against women but others are just plain revolting. Let us be clear — violence against women is predominantly at the hands of men. Such men deserve our utmost contempt and scorn. As a society, we have been less than clear on our attitudes towards our brothers, fathers, sons and uncles who rape, assault and murder women.
The message to these men should be as clear as a church bell ringing loudly overhead: they are not our friends, we do not laugh at their jokes, we do not join them for a round of golf, and we do not have drinks with them at the pub...
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