Karen Ingala Smith Explained

Karen Ingala Smith is CEO of nia, a domestic and sexual violence charity working to end violence against women and girls, based in London, UK.[1] [2]

Biography

Karen Ingala Smith has a BA from University of Kent and a PhD from University of Durham.[3]

She is a Director of Woman's Place UK,[4], an organisation established in 2017 to lobby for women’s voices in the consultation regarding the Gender Recognition Act.[5] [6]

In 2020 Karen Ingala Smith announced that her application to join the Labour Party had been rejected due to "conduct online that may reasonably be seen to demonstrate hostility based on gender identity."[7]

Karen Ingala Smith is a co-creator of 'The Femicide Census' with Women's Aid (England),[8] supported by Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP and Deloitte LLP. The UK Femicide Census is a database containing information on women killed by men in England and Wales since 2009 (and now including Northern Ireland and Scotland).[9] The Femicide census [10] is a project enabling the monitoring and analysis of men's fatal male violence against women with the aim of contributing to the reduction of the number of women killed by men. By gathering and combining data it is possible for service providers, law enforcement agencies, researchers and policy-makers to see that these killings are not isolated incidents and many follow similar patterns of male violence.[11] [12] The Femicide Census launched its first UK report in December 2016.[13] In January 2022, data from the Femicide Census revealed that 52 of the men convicted of manslaughter or murder of women in the decade ending 2019 were either serving or past members of the armed forces.[14] . Her work in recording and commemorating UK women killed by men in a campaign called 'Counting Dead Women' has gained media coverage.[15] [16] [17]

Smith is a trustee of the Emma Humphreys Memorial Prize[18] and was awarded the Positive Role Model for Gender at the 2014 National Diversity Awards.[19]

Smith works on issues relating to male violence against women and is often invited as a spokesperson to comment in news reporting.[20] [21] Her book Defending Women's Spaces is published by Polity Press in 2022 [22]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Karen Ingala Smith . 2021-10-03. The Guardian. en.
  2. Web site: TRUSTEES AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM. 3 October 2021. nia. 15 February 2020 . Karen Ingala Smith has been Chief Executive of nia since 2009. Under Karen's leadership, nia has maintained an unapologetic feminist commitment to prioritising women who have been subjected to men's sexual and domestic violence and abuse, including prostitution. During an unfavourable economic climate, Karen has not only ensured nia's survival but built upon its reputation for responding to the needs of the women and children it serves..
  3. Web site: University. Durham. karen-ingala-smith. 2021-10-03. www.durham.ac.uk. en-gb.
  4. Web site: Karen INGALA SMITH personal appointments - Find and update company information - GOV.UK. 2021-10-03. find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. en.
  5. Web site: Karen INGALA SMITH personal appointments - Find and update company information - GOV.UK. 2021-10-03. find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. en.
  6. Web site: Woman's Place UK - Violence against women and sex discrimination still exist. Women need reserved places, separate spaces and distinct services.. 2021-10-03. Woman's Place UK. en-US.
  7. Web site: Why I was rejected for Labour Party membership and my response . 27 June 2020 . 28 November 2021.
  8. Web site: 2015-12-07. 16 Days: Counting dead women. 2021-10-03. Women's Aid. en-GB.
  9. Web site: Femicide Census. OHCHR.
  10. Web site: Femicide Census – Profiles of women killed by men. 2021-10-03. en-GB.
  11. Web site: Femicide census is published which collates data on perpetrator and victims of killing in the UK – ADVANCE programme – substance use and IPV. 2021-10-03. en-GB.
  12. Web site: 2017-12-10. 'Shocking' toll of women killed by men renews call for safe spaces. 2021-10-03. The Guardian. en.
  13. Web site: 2017-12-01. The Femicide Census: 2016 findings. Annual report on cases of femicide in 2016. 2021-10-03. 1q7dqy2unor827bqjls0c4rn-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com.
  14. News: Al-Othman. Hannah. Agnew. Megan. 29 January 2022. The army's shameful secret: domestic abusers are still in uniform. The Sunday Times. 30 January 2022.
  15. News: Smith. Karen Ingala. Why I have spent a decade counting murdered women. The Times. en. 2021-10-03. 0140-0460.
  16. Web site: Karen Ingala Smith. 2021-10-03. The Independent. en.
  17. Web site: Karen Ingala Smith HuffPost. 2021-10-03. www.huffingtonpost.co.uk. en.
  18. Web site: Emma Humphreys Memorial Prize. 2021-10-03. Emma Humphreys Memorial Prize. en.
  19. Web site: 2014 Winners. 2021-10-03. National Diversity Awards. en-GB.
  20. News: 2020-02-20. Femicide: Women are most likely to be killed by their partner or ex. en-GB. BBC News. 2021-10-03.
  21. Web site: 2021-09-30. Details of Sarah Everard case heighten women's sense of despair. 2021-10-03. The Guardian. en.
  22. Web site: Defending Women's Spaces polity . 2022-12-08 . politybooks.com . en-sg.

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