Right to Equality

Spotlight on the Violence Against Women and Girls Sector: Lived Experience with Lisa Ward

Right to Equality, Dr Charlotte Proudman Season 2 Episode 6

In episode 6 of "Spotlight on the Violence Against Women and Girls Sector," Lucy Hayton discusses lived experience with Lisa Ward, the Lived Experience Involvement Consultant to the Violence, Abuse and Mental Health Network based at King’s College, London. They discuss the significance of language and terminology in this sector, the origins of feminist counseling and the early rape crisis centres, campaigning for street lighting for women to feel safer, and her journey as an “accidental feminist”.