We're riding, walking and speaking up so every woman can feel safe. Come stand with us.
ride4her is riders and friends standing up for women, all of them. Violence against women reaches into every circle of friends and every family. Too often it's met with silence.
We started ride4her because we couldn't stay part of that silence any longer. So we're getting on our bikes, lacing up our shoes, and asking you to come with us.
Estimated number of women and girls killed by violence worldwide so far this year
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Every one of them had a life that mattered. Around the world, another woman or girl is lost on average every 6 minutes and 20 seconds.
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Source: UNODC and UN Women, Femicides in 2024: Global estimates of intimate partner/family member femicides, November 20251 in 4
1 in 4 Australian women has experienced violence from a partner (23%).
Women 18 and over were asked about everything that has happened since they turned 15. A partner here means someone she lived with, or a boyfriend, girlfriend or date.
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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Personal Safety, Australia, 2021-22Behind this number are mothers, sisters, partners and friends. Some of them are women you love, even if they've never told you.
During the 16 Days of Activism, 25 November to 10 December, the Team is walking with Safe Everywhere Always to raise money for UN Women Australia, the charity our Fundraiser supports.
Walk beside us, or back the Team with a donation to the Fundraiser.
Most men would never hurt a woman. But when a mate makes a crude comment, gets handsy, or talks about his partner like she's his to control, a lot of good men go quiet. It feels awkward. You don't want to make a scene.
That awkward moment passes for you. For women, the discomfort never really does. It's keys held between her fingers on the walk to the car. It's laughing off a comment because that's safer than not. It's the feeling, day after day, that nobody is going to step in. Every time a man stays quiet, she learns she's on her own.
Speaking up doesn't have to be big. A “not cool, mate.” A quiet check that she's okay. The more of us who do it, the easier it gets, and the less women have to carry alone.
Whoever you are, there's a place for you here. Walk with us, donate, or bring your time and skills.