16 Days of Activism Display at The Amelia Scott
The Soroptimists of Tunbridge Wells & District invite everyone to visit their powerful and thought-provoking display at The Amelia Scott, running from 25 November to 10 December 2025 as part of the UN’s 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence campaign.
This international campaign begins on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and ends on Human Rights Day, symbolising the vital connection between ending gender-based violence and achieving equality, safety, and justice for all.
The display, located on the first floor of The Amelia Scott, highlights the realities of gender-based violence and celebrates the work done by the Soroptimists both locally and globally to improve the lives of women and girls.
Through photographs, artwork, and information panels, the Soroptimists aim to raise awareness and inspire action. The exhibition encourages visitors to reflect, talk, and consider what each of us can do—whether it’s supporting local charities, challenging harmful attitudes, or simply starting conversations that matter.
Violence against women and girls affects every community. By visiting this free public display, you are joining a worldwide movement calling for change.
Come, learn, and add your voice. Together, we can stand up, speak out, and help build a future free from violence.
Call To Action – What can I do?
Many of the facts about gender-based violence are shocking. There are some simple things you can help.
Join Soroptimist International Tunbridge Wells & District.
Look at Tunbridge Wells Borough Council webpage for information and help for victims of domestic violence.
Support local charities working to support victims of domestic violence, like DAVSS.
Tell friends and family about Safe Havens. Look for businesses in Tunbridge Wells with a Safe Havens sign. This includes The Amelia Scott. They can help people call a taxi, charge their phone, or contact someone in an emergency.
Put the next local Reclaim the Night March in your diary. It is on 25 November every year.
Talk to your children or younger friends and relatives. Help them to know where to find help if they need it.
The facts
We are displaying one fact or statistic every day between 25 November and 10 December. These are all the facts and their sources.
1 Violence against women and girls makes up just under 20% per cent of all recorded crime in England and Wales.
National Police Chiefs’ Council
2 From April 2023 to March 2024, about 1.6 million women in England and Wales suffered domestic abuse. Around 712,000 men also faced abuse.
The Crime Survey for England and Wales for year ending March 2024 (Office of National Statistics)
3 Between 2009 and 2018 in the UK, 888 women were killed by a current or former partner. Of these, 43% had separated or tried to separate from the person who killed them.
Femicide Census, 2020, Women’s Aid
4 One in five women aged 16 years and over has been a victim of stalking. Younger people are more likely to be stalking victims.
5 Worldwide, 22 million people are in forced marriages. Two out of five of these people were children.
Global Estimates of Modern Slavery Report 2022
6 In 2022, the cost of domestic abuse in England was almost £78 billion. This includes both social and economic costs.
Women’s Aid 2023 Investing to save: the economic case for funding specialist domestic abuse support
7 About 86% of women and girls live in countries where the law does not stop violence or unfair treatment.
ACT to End Violence against Women, UN Women
8 Over 60 per cent of countries still lack rape laws based on the principle of consent.
9 The police in England and Wales recorded 2,755 ‘honour-based’ abuse cases between April 2023 and March 2024.
Home Office Statistics on so called ‘honour-based’ abuse offences, England and Wales, year ending March 2024
10 In 2022-23, Women’s Aid report that refuge services in England helped around 10,824 women and 12,989 children. Community support services helped about 120,518 women and 156,673 children.
11 Women’s Aid report that for every £1 spent on domestic abuse services in England, the public purse saves £9 or more.
Women’s Aid 2023 Investing to save: the economic case for funding specialist domestic abuse support
12 Every 3 days a woman is killed by a man in the UK.
13 Around the world, 140 women and girls are killed by their partner or a close relative. This means one woman or girl is killed every 10 minutes.
14 Between April 2023 and March 2024, Home Office data shows that only 2.6% of rape cases resulted in a charge or summons.
House of Lords Library: Rape: Levels of Prosecutions 2025
15 Between 2022 and 2024, the British Transport Police recorded more violent crimes against women and girls. The number went up by 50%.
16 Between April 2023 and March 2024, the police in England and Wales recorded 851,062 domestic abuse crimes.
ONS Domestic abuse in England and Wales overview: November 2024