Teresa Parker

Ha, it's about the balance in every way!!

Thanks Caroline! 💛

I'm a PR guru but I'm also a mum, here's how I've found work-life balance — Cause Communications How moving on in my career has given me more time to spend with my boys by Teresa Parker

I wrote this about my first 7 weeks at Cause Communications - the gift of balance on Mother's Day

@samcarlisle.bsky.social

www.causecommunications.co.uk/blog/rba0mbb...

People are using Google's new AI model to remove watermarks from images | TechCrunch People appear to be using Google's new Gemini model to remove watermarks from images, according to reports on social media.

Google has enabled users of Gemini 2.0 Flash AI Service to remove protective watermarks from agency images techcrunch.com/2025/03/16/p...

Very happy to announce that alongside my role with wonderful Cause Communications I am now also available for consultancy as I launch www.teresaparkermedia.co.uk

So excited to be working across different projects and collaborating with some of the best people I've met in my professional life.

Two women stand under the Emmeline Panhurst statue outside Parliament

Important and emotional day in Parliament hearing @jessphillipsmp.bsky.social read out the names of women who have been killed by men over the past year.

Stopped for a photo outside next to Emmeline 💜

#IWD

I'm excited to announce that today I join Cause Communications as Associate Director.

The award-winning specialist PR agency for charities was founded nearly a decade ago by the unstoppable Sam Carlisle, & it is a dream to be working with Sam alongside Director Jenna Sloan & brilliant Aimi Jones 💛

The three women who were murdered are referred to in this @MetroUK headline as "BBC man’s wife and daughters" - surely they could have been referred to in their own right? If not named then their ages or occupations, not who they were in relation to him.

metro.co.uk/2025/01/22/c...

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Thanks to Jeremy Vine for having me on BBC Radio 2 with Harriet Wistrich to discuss the Kiena Dawes case.

Yesterday’s verdict shows how often mental health is weaponised to excuse abuse.

I stand with families seeking justice. Abuse is the root cause.

Listen back from 12:14:45 ⬇️

How Ryan Wellings made Kiena Dawes’ life a nightmare Horrific violence, bullying and belittling ended with suicide of previously ‘happy-go-lucky’ young woman

Ryan Wellings, who abused and coercively controlled Kiena Dawes for two years, threatening her with acid and to use a drill to take out her teeth, was today CLEARED of manslaughter after her suicide.

Today’s result is an abhorrent injustice. This is murder in slow motion ⬇️

Beautiful day in Cape Verde ❤️🌴☀️

Stuart Hogg: The Costs of Leniency towards Coercive Control This week deals yet another dangerous green light to perpetrators of domestic abuse and a devastating blow to survivors seeking justice.

Stuart Hogg walks free after 5 years of coercive control against his wife. His lenient sentence raises urgent questions about how we address domestic abuse.

“I feel like Stuart’s had absolutely no punishment. My first thought was, is that it? It’s not enough,” said Gillian Hogg.

My latest ⬇️

SHERA Research Group statement of support for MP Jess Phillips We write this statement to show our solidarity with Minister for Safeguarding Jess Phillips MP and to firmly condemn the heinous and dangerous attacks on her. Jess has an impeccable record of challenging sexism and working with and supporting victim-survivors, spanning over 15 years from her work in Women’s Aid and managing multiple refuges, through to years of lobbying criminal and family justice systems and beyond on behalf of victims. She ‘walks the walk’ and takes an active frontline role in her support of victims and has helped secure safety for thousands of women and children, including many we work with. She has written fiercely about these issues in books and shaped ground-breaking policy, numerous bills supporting victims and led and contributed to many parliamentary debates. For the past nine years, she has compassionately read a list in parliament ahead of International Women’s Day of women killed by men or where a man is the principal suspect in the UK and supported the families of these women. She and her office have actively supported our work and many, many others in seeking to reduce the harm to health and human rights violations facing women and children in the family courts. The attacks brought against her have resulted yet again in severe threats to her safety, well-being and life. We must not forget that similar attacks led to the murder of her friend and colleague, MP Jo Cox. We are deeply grateful for her tireless work and commitment to tackling male violence against women and children (MVAWC).

Solidarity with @jessphillipsmp.bsky.social

David Moyes confirmed as Everton manager. I think the club has had eight managers in the eleven and a half years since he left in May 2013 after eleven years. Howard Kendall had the job three times in the 1980s and 1990s

It's really hit the lowest of the low this week...

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I still keep one foot in the platform formerly known as Twitter for the good people in my network, but this week it’s felt like a raging dumpster fire (even more than usual).

…or maybe it’s an endless tire fire, burning into a toxic layer, choking us all. I’ll be posting more regularly here now.

2024: 70,000 men openly discuss raping their wives, daughters GFs in a forum
14.2 million women and girls cant speak or be looked at in Afghanistan
A woman is killed every 10 minutes globally
Over 370 million girls & women globally subjected to rape/sexual assault as children

Anyone who knows me, knows what a big decision this is and how much I have loved my role. But I'm now ready for my next chapter. Merry Christmas to everyone celebrating, and wishing a very happy 2025 to all.

This week is my last at @womensaid. It has been the privilege of my working life to be part of the charity, & I am very proud of the past 23 years. I would like to thank everyone I have worked with over the years - the team, our members, survivors, trustees - for everything.

As we head towards the end of of the year and the end of the @womensaid 50th year, I have some news....

What a fantastic conference by @sikhwomensaiduk.bsky.social
today! Their 3rd report brings forward the voices and experiences from the Sikh Panjabi community. My biggest take away was Sikh Panjabi women experience significant periods of abuse (c.25% is over 21+ years and c.47% 11 years +).

Charlie Mackesy 👏💕👑

New Ross: Man arrested over murder of eight-year-old girl The victim is named locally as eight-year-old Malika Al Kattib, a schoolgirl from New Ross.

Malika was stabbed to death while trying to protect her mother.

Malika was an 8 year old little girl.

I only heard about Malika via @davidchallen.bsky.social

Another child killed by male violence. But why isn’t this the main story on every newspaper?

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Wow. Here is one to brighten up your morning. The first images of the restored interior of Notre Dame cathedral. Breathtaking. In just five years France did it

Transport Secretary Louise Haigh resigns from the government

Video games giant IO Interactive has parted ways with Conor McGregor.

It's International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women today, the key takeaway being: Men. Stop killing women. I expect every man in my network to call out misogyny by other men, including friends and peers. If my 9 old can to this to his classmates, so can you.

Reach journalist targeted by online abuse shares story as part of new police campaign Reach online safety editor applauds police campaign against online abuse of women journalists and others.

A Reach journalist targeted by online abuse has shared her story as part of new campaign by South Yorkshire Police. Reach Online Safety editor Rebecca Whittington explains why online abuse now huge issue for women journalists pressgazette.co.uk/comment-anal...

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