The word ‘women’ is mentioned only three times in the whole Budget.Untoward or not, Sarah’s disappearance shows that the precautions women take when walking home are still necessary, even in 2021. A 2016 study fromfound that 63% of women in the UK feel unsafe walking alone after dark while 33% of men do. Furthermore, 32% of women said they have been whistled at or received comments of a sexual nature while in a public space.
Women should be able to walk home at 9:30pm without fear of attack or harm. Women should be able to walk down a street without crossing the road because they feel uncomfortable about the person walking towards them. Women should be able to walk home without staying on the phone to a loved one so they feel protected.
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The people being questioned should be the people that make others disappear. The people that follow women down a street. The people who shout things at women as they pass, making them feel intimidated and scared. Why should these people be able to dictate how safe a woman feels while she’s simply trying to make her way home?
Sarah Everard’s case has hit a chord with so many women, it’s our worst nightmare realised. Let’s just hope that, wherever she is, that she is returned home safely.
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