September 04 2017

Men strap on high heels to raise $100,000 to combat DV

Men across Australia strapped on high heels as part of an initiative to raise funds and awareness to end men's violence against women.

The 2017 event was capped off with some great support from the public and media - helping raise over $100,000 on Friday the 1st of September.

Australian real estate group, Harcourts Australia held the nationwide event to help raise awareness and funds for White Ribbon Australia's "Breaking the Silence" primary prevention initiatives in primary and secondary schools.

In 2015 and 2016, over 800 Harcourts staff, family, friends and supporters across Australia “walked a mile” in women’s heels to show solidarity and bring attention to the national tragedy that is violence against women, setting new White Ribbon records for a Community Fundraising Activity.

The Harcourts Foundation has raised nearly $300,000 for White Ribbon since 2013, and this year they hope to break their own fundraising record with “Walk a Mile in Their Shoes” to be held across all Australian states on Friday 1st September,

Murder is at the pointy end of a broad spectrum of violence against women. A spectrum that encompasses financial, verbal, emotional, psychological, physical and sexual abuse, as well as workplace harassment. They all form part of a devastating cycle of violence.