Women's Night Safety Charter NI
This Charter is inspired by the pledges created for the Mayor of London’s Women’s Night Safety Charter.
Northern Ireland is a safe place, but too many women feel unsafe when travelling, working or going out at night. The Northern Ireland Executive Office is working with stakeholders to prioritise the safety of women and girls. As key stakeholders, Hospitality Ulster and White Ribbon NI have joined forces to adopt the Women’s Night Safety Charter and support its rollout in Northern Ireland.
The Charter is a commitment by organisations and businesses operating at night to support the campaign to end violence against women and girls.
The Charter
To support the Women’s Night Safety Charter NI, all organisations and businesses that operate at night are asked to sign up to seven pledges:
- Nominate a champion in your organisation or business who actively promotes women’s night safety
- Demonstrate to staff and customers that your organisation takes women’s safety at night seriously, for example through a communications campaign
- Remind customers and staff that Northern Ireland is safe, but tell them what to do if they experience harassment when working, going out or travelling
- Encourage reporting by victims and bystanders as part of your communications campaign
- Train staff to ensure that all women who report are believed
- Train staff to ensure that all reports are recorded and responded to
- Design your public spaces and workplaces to make them safer for women at night
Toolkit
HU partners White Ribbon NI have developed a Listen, Learn, Lead toolkit, which offers simple ideas, inspiration, information and resources to help organisations meet the seven pledges. It advises on possible courses of action, changes that may need to be made, and how organisations can upskill their staff.
After signing up to the Charter below, you can access a link to download the Listen, Learn, Lead toolkit. This will also be emailed to you.
Sign Up
Simply fill in the form below to sign up to the Women’s Night Safety Charter NI and access the Listen, Learn, Lead toolkit.
