Our partnership
Addison Lee and UN Women UK have partnered to support and raise awareness of UN Women UK’s Safe Spaces Now campaign. This campaign has a clear statement of intent – public spaces need to be safe and inclusive for all. Now.
Facts and figures
Over 70% of women in the UK say they have experienced sexual harassment in public
Only 3% of women aged 18-24 told us they had not experienced any of the behaviours we asked about; however,
Only 4% of women report incidents of harassment to an official organisation – with 45% of women saying they didn’t believe reporting would help change anything.
Our commitment
We are working with UN Women UK to co-create enhanced driver and employee safety training. The aim of this training is to:
Ensure that we create safe spaces for female passengers and people in vulnerable situations
Make our drivers safety ambassadors, so they know how to identify unsafe situations both inside and outside their vehicles
Ensure that drivers and employees know what to do if they identify an unsafe situation
MEET THE TEAM
Vari O’Neill
I’m Vari, Internal Communications Manager at Addison Lee.
I pledge to speak up if I see someone who needs help, to create safe spaces for women and people in vulnerable situations. In my role it’s my mission to make everyone at Addison Lee a champion for this partnership and for creating Safe Spaces.
Andrew Wescott
I’m Andrew, Addison Lee’s Director of Sustainability & Regulation.
I pledge to speak up if I see someone who needs help, to create safe spaces for women and people in vulnerable situations. In my role as Director of Sustainability and Regulation, I want Addison Lee to lead the industry in creating safe spaces for women.
Rachel Connolly
I’m Rachel, Head of B2B Experience at Addison Lee.
I pledge to speak up if I see someone who needs help, to create safe spaces for women and people in vulnerable situations. In my role I pledge to share the work we are doing with UN Women UK with our customers. If you’re a customer and would like to get involved in creating Safe Spaces, please get in touch.
Natasha Nicolaou
I’m Natasha, Marketing Operations Manager at Addison Lee.
I pledge to speak up if I see someone who needs help, to create safe spaces for women and people in vulnerable situations. I will support our drivers by making sure they are well equipped and fully knowledgeable through training workshops ensuring they understand how to respond as bystanders.
FIND OUT MORE
If you or your organisation would like to take the pledge, then please contact our team for materials
