{"id":5496,"date":"2026-10-08T14:35:21","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T13:35:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/thames-valley\/?p=5496"},"modified":"2026-10-08T14:35:21","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T13:35:21","slug":"how-can-men-help-women","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/thames-valley\/2026\/10\/08\/how-can-men-help-women\/","title":{"rendered":"How can men help women?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-renderer-start-pos=\"178\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/thames-valley\/files\/2026\/10\/That_Guy_Facebook_LinkedIn_sized.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-5495\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/thames-valley\/files\/2026\/10\/That_Guy_Facebook_LinkedIn_sized.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/thames-valley\/files\/2026\/10\/That_Guy_Facebook_LinkedIn_sized.png 1024w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/thames-valley\/files\/2026\/10\/That_Guy_Facebook_LinkedIn_sized-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/thames-valley\/files\/2026\/10\/That_Guy_Facebook_LinkedIn_sized-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a>White Ribbon UK is part of the global White Ribbon movement, working to prevent violence against women and girls by challenging the root causes of men\u2019s violence \u2014 including harmful attitudes, behaviours, and rigid gender norms that perpetuate inequality and gender-based violence.<\/p>\n<p data-renderer-start-pos=\"461\">Soroptimists support UK White Ribbon Day on 25 November, a day dedicated to raising awareness, educating communities, and campaigning to change the cultures that allow violence against women and girls. It also marks the start of the 16 Days of Activism to End Gender-Based Violence.<\/p>\n<p data-renderer-start-pos=\"745\">Learn more and get involved: <a class=\"_ymio1r31 _ypr0glyw _zcxs1o36 _mizu194a _1ah3dkaa _ra3xnqa1 _128mdkaa _1cvmnqa1 _4davt94y _4bfu1r31 _1hms8stv _ajmmnqa1 _vchhusvi _kqswh2mm _2rkolb4i _ect4ttxp _v564hxmd _syaz13af _1a3b1r31 _4fpr8stv _5goinqa1 _f8pj13af _9oik1j28 _1bnx8stv _jf4cnqa1 _o7kshxmd _30l313af _1nrm1j28 _c2wa8stv _1iohnqa1 _1ggl87vo _9h8h12zz _10531ra0 _1ien1ra0 _n0fx1ra0 _1vhv17z1\" title=\"https:\/\/www.whiteribbon.org.uk\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whiteribbon.org.uk\/\" data-renderer-mark=\"true\" data-is-router-link=\"false\" data-testid=\"link-with-safety\">whiteribbon.org.uk<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-renderer-start-pos=\"795\">Soroptimists continue to take action to improve women\u2019s safety in our communities.<br \/>\nLearn more about our work: <a class=\"_ymio1r31 _ypr0glyw _zcxs1o36 _mizu194a _1ah3dkaa _ra3xnqa1 _128mdkaa _1cvmnqa1 _4davt94y _4bfu1r31 _1hms8stv _ajmmnqa1 _vchhusvi _kqswh2mm _2rkolb4i _ect4ttxp _v564hxmd _syaz13af _1a3b1r31 _4fpr8stv _5goinqa1 _f8pj13af _9oik1j28 _1bnx8stv _jf4cnqa1 _o7kshxmd _30l313af _1nrm1j28 _c2wa8stv _1iohnqa1 _1ggl87vo _9h8h12zz _10531ra0 _1ien1ra0 _n0fx1ra0 _1vhv17z1\" title=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/what-we-do\/our-work\/womens-safety\/\" href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/what-we-do\/our-work\/womens-safety\/\" data-renderer-mark=\"true\" data-is-router-link=\"false\" data-testid=\"link-with-safety\">sigbi.org\/what-we-do\/our-work\/womens-safety<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-renderer-start-pos=\"951\">#StandingUpForWomenAndGirls,#Soroptimists,#WomensSafety,#WhiteRibbon,#16DaysOfActivism<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>White Ribbon UK is part of the global White Ribbon movement, working to prevent violence&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":567,"featured_media":5495,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[20,14,13,19,16],"class_list":["post-5496","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-club-news","tag-16daysofactivism","tag-soroptimists","tag-standingupforwomenandgirls","tag-whiteribbon","tag-womenssafety"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How can men help women? | News | Blog | Events | SI Thames Valley<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"SI Thames Valley : Blog &amp; News : How can men help women? : Keep up to date with the latest news, articles and events from the Soroptimists of SI Thames Valley . 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