A warm Mancunian welcome to all my listeners. Presenting Season 6, Episode 12 of the #MeettheMancunian #podcast #GM #manchester #societalchange #genderbasedviolence #accessibletheatre #genderequality #socialimpact. I'm Deepa Thomas-Sutcliffe, your friendly host. In the twelfth episode, the Meet the Mancunian podcast talks to Caroline Lamb [https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolinelamb/], Playwright, Dangerous to Know [https://dangeroustoknow.org/]about creating societal change and awareness of gender-based violence through her plays. In addition to gender-based violence, Caroline also focuses on themes of male responsibility and demonstrating how gender equality can support male mental health. Caroline also hosts her plays in unusual settings such as pubs, community centres and libraries to make theatre more accessible for her audiences. This episode is being released ahead of the United Nations International Day for the elimination of Violence Against Women on 25th November. Did you know: · 1 in 3 women worldwide will experience violence in their lifetime, most likely at the hands of someone they know. · 5 women are killed every hour worldwide by their partner or family member. · A women is killed by a man every 3 days in the UK. · Domestic abuse makes up 18% of recorded crime in England and Wales. · 3% of women aged 16 and over faced sexual assault and 9% of women were victims of domestic abuse Key resources: · Women's Aid [https://www.womensaid.org.uk/] · Refuge [https://refuge.org.uk/]- National Domestic Abuse 24 hour helpline 0808 2000 247 [tel:0808%202000%20247] · Rape Crisis [https://rapecrisis.org.uk/get-help/want-to-talk/] Time stamps of key moments in the podcast episode & transcript: 00:04:44 introducing her passion for societal change 00:07:04 introducing Dangerous to Know 00:11:53 sharing some of the challenges 00:14:20 the impact she has made Listen to the episode and read the transcript on www.meetthemancunian.co.uk [http://www.meetthemancunian.co.uk/] Alt Text: Picture of guest Caroline Lamb with bee avatar of host Deepa Thomas-Sutcliffe leaning on the Meet the Mancunian logo