Petition · past parliament · Ministry of Justice
Make misogyny and sexism a hate crime
Closed
383 signatures
What the petition asks
Make misogyny and sexism as serious a crime as racism and homophobia in the eyes of the law.
Sexism is rife in the country and for some reason we treat it as a second class offence compared to homophobia and racism. All these types of discrimination are obviously abhorrent but we do not treat them this way. We need people to understand that sexism is just as damaging as any other form of discrimination but why would people believe that if the law doesn’t even recognise that fact?
Timeline
| 16 Mar 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 16 Sep 2021 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
383
Status
Closed
Department
Ministry of Justice
Opened
16 Mar 2021
Closed
16 Sep 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.