By Gemma Sherrington

After nearly 18 months of anticipation, the Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) Strategy has now been published, setting out the Government’s ambition to halve VAWG within the decade.

But will the long-awaited Strategy really deliver the lasting, systemic change that women and girls deserve?

As the CEO of Refuge, the UK’s largest specialist domestic abuse charity, I am confronted daily by the sheer scale of VAWG. At the root of this epidemic is misogyny, which permeates every aspect of our society, from our institutions to our everyday interactions.

To truly tackle VAWG, every government department must act in........

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