For many female runners, the feeling of liberation that running can bring is marred by the ever-present threat of street harassment and violence. It’s a major obstacle to running participation.
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The government has opened a consultation about making public sexual harassment a distinct criminal offence.
A recent jury examining murders of women urged the federal government to add the term femicide and its definition to the Criminal Code.
Last week, a young woman died after being set fire on a Toronto bus. Police are investigating it as a hate-motivated act. Why is violence against women not treated more often as a hate crime?
The findings are a stark reminder men’s violence against women is a national crisis and system reform is urgent.
Navigating the ‘he said/she said’ conundrum in intimate partner abuse can be difficult.
Survivors of violence, and those working to support survivors, want to see programs that focus on getting the first response right, every time.
I’m certain this case will continue to be discussed in the media and academia and will continue to shape society’s understanding of the complexities of intimate partner violence.
In today’s episode, we hear from two women who talk about how diamond mines in the Northwest Territories have negatively impacted women and girls and perpetuated gender violence.
We asked participants about why they think people (mostly men) harass others in public space. Their answers were revealing.
A patchwork of Roman laws (including Rome’s complex murder laws) sought to address coercive and violent behaviour
Giving incel ideology too much time and energy ends up perpetuating it, instead of stopping it.
Whole-life sentences are rarely handed down in the UK. Recent instances of their use point to gendered violence finally being taken more seriously.
When a patriarchal society is combined with a history of colonialism, women in that country are at heightened risk of gender-based violence.
The murder of R. Rubuntja brings to light the ways Australian media and the Australian justice system continues to fail First Nations women.
It is important to help young people understand what misogyny is and how it can lead to violence.
One policy expert says we need a royal commission into ‘what the hell is going on’ with the gender pay gap.
The Taliban’s recent abduction of 40 people, and gang rape of eight women, has not captured Western media attention. But activists inside Afghanistan point to worrying levels of violence.
Female Fear Factory by Pumla Dineo Gqola sees gender violence as a sophisticated ecosystem kept alive by socially manufactured fear.
The pandemic has led to an increase in online interactions, including sexually violent behaviours. Teens as young as 12 are affected, but many victims are not aware of their options in seeking justice.
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Associate Professor, Criminology and Justice Studies, RMIT University
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Director, Monash Gender and Family Violence Prevention Centre; Professor of Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Monash University
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Professor of Social Work; Leneen Forde Chair in Child & Family Research, Griffith University
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Professor and Research Leadership Chair, Sociology, University of Guelph
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Professor of Criminology, Durham University
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Senior Lecturer in Criminology, The University of Melbourne
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Professor, Center for Research on North America, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)
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Professor of Communication Studies; Research Chair on Intersectionality, Violence and Resistance, Concordia University
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Reader in Sociology and Social Policy, Glasgow Caledonian University
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Associate Professor in Criminal Justice and Criminology, Bond University
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PhD Fellow based at the Wits City Institute, University of the Witwatersrand
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Associate Professor in Criminal Law, Durham University
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Professor and Head of Department of Political and Conflict Studies, Nelson Mandela University
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Senior Lecturer in Psychology, The Open University
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Leverhulme Early Career Fellow in the Department of Sociology, Durham University
