Our Team

Charlotte is an award-winning barrister, academic, and campaigner. Charlotte represents survivors of rape, domestic abuse and controlling behaviour in the family courts whilst also challenging misconceptions across the sector. She uses her knowledge and experience of the justice system ... stem to advocate for legal change and protect victims. She won awards such as Advocate of the Year by Women and Diversity in Law, and Leading Junior Barrister by The Legal 500. Her new book, He Said, She Said: Truth, Trauma and the Struggle for Justice in Family Court, is available now: https://www.amazon.com/He-Said-She-Struggle-Justice/dp/1399612441 Read more

Dr Adrienne Barnett was called to the Bar of England and Wales in 1981 and practised at the independent Bar in London for over 30 years, for most of which she specialised in Family Law, primarily representing parents and ... and children in serious care cases and in private law cases involving allegations of domestic abuse. She is a door tenant at One Pump Court Chambers. She is a Reader in Law, teaching Family Law and Children and the Law and is Divisional Lead, Private and Commercial Law. Dr Barnett has undertaken research into domestic abuse and family court proceedings for over 26 years and, more recently, parental alienation. She has published widely and presented papers at numerous academic and professional conferences in the UK and abroad. She is a member of the Advisory Group of Rights of Women, a core founder member of SHERA Research Network, a member of Hague Mothers (a FiliA legacy project) and UK lead of its International Strategy Group, and a member of the Advisory Group of SafeLives Domestic Abuse Training for Lawyers. Read her recent publication here: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09649069.2024.2414620 Read more

Lucy is a senior grade gender-based violence professional with extensive experience in strategic leadership, operational delivery, fundraising, policy and campaigns. Most recently, she was the VAWG Policy Advisor to the Victims’ Commissioner for London and the Rape Crisis Centre Manager ... at the Women and Girls Network. She is managing Right to Equality’s campaigns: Ending the Presumption of Contact, Breaking Bias, Building Justice, and Action Against Child Removal. Read more

Mona completed her BA in Political Economy at UC Berkeley, with a specialisation in International Law. Her educational speciality is in using the law to promote human rights globally. She’s particularly focused on advocating for marginalised people within the justice ... system. At Right to Equality, Mona assists as an assistant manager. She previously served as an intern researcher and social media manager from 2022 to 2023. She is committed to reshaping legislation to enhance the protection of women. Read more

Allison is a PhD student in Edinburgh and volunteers for Right to Equality in research and grants. They previously served for two and a half years as Right to Equality’s manager (until beginning a PhD) and as an adult accompaniment ... advocate while interning with a sexual assault advocacy centre in the United States, simultaneously conducting research. Read more

Jeri is a social media specialist with extensive experience in social media and marketing sectors. Jeri completed her BSc in Marketing and holds an MSc in International Business and Marketing. She is passionate about the betterment of women’s rights and ... advocating for marginalised communities. She enjoys helping with informational content that increases community knowledge and awareness of these important subjects. Jeri is the Social Media Manager and liaison for all of the Right to Equality social channels (Instagram, Facebook, X, Threads, and TikTok). Read more

Hazel is a social psychologist specialising in sexism and gender-based violence, with extensive experience working alongside police and third-sector organisations to investigate and prevent violence against women and girls. She is a founding member of herEthical AI, who are collaborating ... with Right to Equality to develop AI-driven solutions that identify and address victim-blaming and gender bias in courts. Hazel has worked on projects funded by the Office of the Police Chief Scientific Advisor, the British Academy, and the Home Office’s Operation Soteria Bluestone – a national initiative aimed at transforming police investigations of rape and sexual offences. She is a research consultant on Right to Equality’s “Breaking Bias, Building Justice” campaign. Read more