Gina Martin reveals her journey to make upskirting a sexual offence and her mission to end male violence
hellomagazine.comREAD: Kate Garraway reveals which female royal she's most inspired byWATCH: Celebrating International Women's Day 2022For our International Women's Day digital issue, Gina has written candidly about her passion for gender equality and how she didn't originally see herself as an activist. "I didn't know what an 'activist' was; I was just doing something I had to do because the system was failing us," she said. "I believe in gender equality for all of us.
I believe a better society is possible," she adds. For me, 8th March isn't an annual day to reflect on the fight for gender equality, because my job requires me to reflect constantly.
I'm a writer, campaigner, and gender equality activist, most well-known for making upskirting a sexual offence in England and Wales as well as changing global Instagram policy alongside Nyome Nicholas-Williams.
In 2017 I was upskirted by a man I didn't know at a festival. I did everything we ask survivors of sexual assault to do: stood up for myself, got the evidence, made sure I had witnesses and reported to the police instantly, even handing the phone, photo, and man to officers.
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