An vigil was held to remember all the women who lost their lives to male violence in 2025, as Sheffield marked International Women’s Day.
Sheffield Women’s Collective wanted to highlight the persisting prevalence of femicide in the UK, where women are still unsafe.
100 women were killed due to male violence in 2025 in the UK, and on average a woman is killed by a man in the UK every three days.
Speakers at the vigil included Zlakha Ahmed, CEO of Apna Haq, and Flo Rushton, co-founder of Catcalls of Sheffield, who both identified all the issues still remaining, and changes that need to be made to ensure women can thrive, rather than just survive in the world.