ActionAid is building an interactive maze in London to illustrate the injustices women and girls affected by violence face. The maze is in support of the brand’s “Justice for Women” campaign that seeks to support global campaigners who are fighting to fix the broken legal systems that protect abusers and will appear following Women’s Equality Day on August 26.
Visitors are encouraged to walk through the maze to engage with the realities for women when they attempt to seek justice for violence perpetrated against them. The maze will feature statistics and case studies that reflect the obstacles women face—such as unaffordable legal costs, outdated laws and misogynistic beliefs—brought to life through mirrors, doors and dead ends. The “Maze of Injustice” will pop up in front of Marble Arch on August 29 for five hours.
The purpose-driven campaign is partly based on a survey conducted by ActionAid that revealed more than two-thirds of women who have been sexually harassed did not report it to the police. The figure is followed by 50 percent who didn’t report it because they believed it “would be pointless.” Additionally, ActionAid found that 57 percent of women involved in a court proceeding that was a negative experience felt they were blamed for the incident.
“The maze of injustice may shock, but we wanted to show the very real barriers women face when accessing justice for crimes committed against them. Women around the world are so often cheated by the justice system–abusers are protected while survivors are punished,” said Jean Mclean, deputy director media, campaigns and public engagement at ActionAid UK.
ActionAid UK is one branch of ActionAid, a non-governmental justice federation whose aim is to achieve social justice, gender equality and poverty eradication worldwide.
