The National Union of Students Women's Campaign is an autonomous campaign within the National Union of Students (NUS) of the

United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and North ...

that campaigns for

women's liberation The women's liberation movement (WLM) was a political alignment of women and feminist intellectualism that emerged in the late 1960s and continued into the 1980s primarily in the industrialized nations of the Western world, which effected great ...

. During the academic year 2013–2014, for example, the campaign sought to address "

lad culture Lad culture (also the new lad, laddism) was a media-driven, principally British and Irish subculture of the 1990s and early 2000s. The image of the "lad"—or "new lad"—was that of a generally middle class figure espousing attitudes typically att ...

" in education, the rights of students who are also carers and, through its Women in Leadership project, the underrepresentation of women.

Activities

International Women's Day

International Women's Day International Women's Day (IWD) is a global holiday celebrated annually on March 8 as a focal point in the women's rights movement, bringing attention to issues such as gender equality, reproductive rights, and violence and abuse against wom ...

is a celebration of women, their successes, achievements and the significant contributions women continue to make to society.

Cut to the Quick

Cut to the quick provides up to date knowledge on how government reforms and cuts are impacting on women students.

Hidden Marks

NUS survey, which gathered over 2,000 responses from women students in the UK. The report documents the findings of a survey carried out by the National Union of Students exploring the prevalence and nature of violence against women students.

1 in 7

Awareness campaign highlighting the findings of Hidden Marks and the widespread problem of

harassment Harassment covers a wide range of behaviors of offensive nature. It is commonly understood as behavior that demeans, humiliates or embarrasses a person, and it is characteristically identified by its unlikelihood in terms of social and moral ...

stalking Stalking is unwanted and/or repeated surveillance by an individual or group toward another person. Stalking behaviors are interrelated to harassment and intimidation and may include following the victim in person or monitoring them. The ter ...

, violence and

sexual assault Sexual assault is an act in which one intentionally sexually touches another person without that person's consent, or coerces or physically forces a person to engage in a sexual act against their will. It is a form of sexual violence, which ...

, experienced in

higher education Higher education is tertiary education leading to award of an academic degree. Higher education, also called post-secondary education, third-level or tertiary education, is an optional final stage of formal learning that occurs after completi ...

environments.

Four Ways to Speak Out Against Domestic Violence

National

domestic violence Domestic violence (also known as domestic abuse or family violence) is violence or other abuse that occurs in a domestic setting, such as in a marriage or cohabitation. ''Domestic violence'' is often used as a synonym for ''intimate partner ...

campaign.

References

External links

National Union of Student's Women's Campaigns
{{National Union of Students (United Kingdom) National Union of Students (United Kingdom) Women's rights organisations based in the United Kingdom