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Musician calls on unions to protect women in media
A YOUNG musician urged unions yesterday to step up measures to protect women in the entertainment industry after she was forced to move home by a stalker.
Scotland-based folk singer Elena Piras spoke in support of a successful motion against violence towards women in the media at this year’s TUC Women’s Conference.
The motion, moved by the National Union of Journalists (NUJ), highlighted old and new forms of violence towards women, including the way in which “women’s voices are silenced as a result of the fear of online trolling, death and rape threats.”
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