Renowned writer, broadcaster and creative, Grace Woodward, has sent a powerful message aimed at preventing violence against women.

The Hitchin-based creative consultant, stylist and presenter - who has worked with many charities and good causes during her iconic career - posted on her Instagram account in a bid to help end

domestic violence while empowering women to leave abusive relationships.

Read on for her message, as she plays her part in helping build a future where domestic abuse is not tolerated.

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When @jessphillipsmp read out the names of 118 women killed by men so far in 2021 on International Women's day, [March 8] - I realised at long last, not only was I moving out of thinking politics wasn't for me as I wasn't smart enough, but I realised no one had ever inspired me to be political.

Women are being killed for just being women. Not for any other reason.

Only two per cent of rape cases end in conviction.

The day has come where I've realised none of the things we trust as built to serve us do. Not police, not politics, not eduction, not medicine. So as always, if you want something done well, we're going to need to do it ourselves.

Every woman's story counts. All of my work from now on will be to amplify women's voices. From #emotee raising money for @womens_aid to my #bodyofworkproject WE will not be silent or silenced any more.

In a separate post Grace added:

Hey guys - it's almost t-shirt weather and did I tell you that we can keep women out of danger when the people we pay to don't?

When started in fashion I knew you could make statements, that what you wore signified something about you.

It's taken me 20 years to realise that statement doesn't have to be about signing up, following a trend, designer labels, sometimes it can be about standing out for something that matters, not buying something that doesn't.

I don't feel great right now, a year in lockdown of getting separated from a 13 year relationship has taken its toll, I feel heavy in all the ways.

I don't want to be looked at, scrutinised, photographed but more than that I don't want women living in fear of their lives, because they think they can't leave.

Sometimes some things are just bigger than us and so all of my cut (25 per cent) of this unisex, organic, sustainable @makethread #emotee goes to @womens_aid as sometimes you've got to face the fear and do it anyway and because nothing is perfect.

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To learn more about Women's Aid, a non-profit organisation and national charity working to end domestic abuse against women and children visit their website here

If you need to talk to someone about domestic abuse click here for Refuge or call their freephone, 24-hour National Domestic Abuse Helpline on 0808 2000 247

For more about sustainable social commerce platform, Make A Thread, click here