Peter Dench / Alamy Stock Photo October 4, 2021 Sarah Everard murder: the problem with the government’s plan to make women ‘feel’ safer Tanya Beetham, The Open University; Emma Turley, CQUniversity Australia; Lisa Lazard, The Open University; Lois Catrin Donnelly, University of Worcester, and Lucy Thompson, Michigan State University The government’s violence against women strategy fails to adequately address the reasons for women’s lack of safety.