BSA VAW Study Group

@bsa_vaw Despite millions spent on research and recent Gov initiatives to tackle #VAWG, the outcomes for victims have not yet improved, according to @NAOorguk's new report #press-release" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">nao.org.uk/reports/tackli…

@bsa_vaw How #VAWG epidemic now considered a 'national emergency': 2M female victims per year, 1 in 12 women affected and perpetrators getting younger. theguardian.com/society/articl…

@bsa_vaw Dear @AmazonUK, are you aware of any products normalising #ViolenceAgainstWomen currently advertised in your platform? How about this one?

@bsa_vaw Excited to have my paper accepted @britsoci Annual Conference 2024! I'll discuss 'The Hidden Crisis in the Workplace: Sexual Misconduct, Power Structures and Why Victims Don’t Report'. Drawing on my latest book link.springer.com/book/10.1007/9… #britsoc24 britsoc.co.uk/ac2024

@bsa_vaw With 75% of #sexualviolence survivors still feeling let down by poor policing, no wonder many don't report news.sky.com/story/three-qu…

76% of #DomesticAbuse victims could not access support

#DomesticAbuse is the leading cause of homelessness for women & a lack of safe housing is the biggest barrier to survivor safety. Safe & suitable short & long-term housing for all survivors, including specialist refuges, must be a gov priority to end DA. theguardian.com/society/2023/j…

This book draws on international studies to develop a rich understanding of how #COVID19 impacted #VAW in the first two years. Featuring our brilliant colleagues @Naomi_Pfitzner @Kate_FitzGibbon @MSegrave with @SilkeMeyer_DFV

Tip of the iceberg. Many won't acknowledge as assault and many will not report. bbc.co.uk/news/health-65…

ICYMI: I'm on @BBCRadio4 #ThinkingAllowed discussing role of the criminal law in tackling violence against women & girls, after @tommie_shelby examining #PrisonAbolition #ThoughtProvoking Links below👇🏽 claremcglynn.com/post/debating-…

The crime of forced marriage remains ‘rife’ in England and Wales according to new research. Professor of Criminology at the University of Bristol @DrAishaKGill calls the protection orders designed to safeguard victims a ‘a double-edged sword’. @itsanitarani finds out why ⬇️

@bsa_vaw Why 𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 #𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐚𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 #𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐌𝐏𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬. My new article for @LSEpoliticsblog blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpol…

'Katie did not get support when this happened' Campaigners have told #BBCBreakfast encouraging abuse victims to come forward without a specialist support system in place is "totally irresponsible", campaigners Watch a special documentary on BBC iPlayer - bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod…

I’ve written an open letter to the Lord Chancellor asking for commitment to the importance of specialist services to support victims. Specialist services are already over capacity. My letter is supported by Rape Crisis, Women’s Aid, Refuge, CALM, Galop #inkatiesname

We also have The GendV Project Conference taking place on Friday 12 May at 9am. We are grateful to be joined by discussants Prof Amanda Gouws, Prof Julia Kowalski, Prof Rupal Oza and Prof Shireen Hassim who will join the GendV team. Please register here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/625207150417

Violence, Theory and Society Join us in Cambridge at 5pm Thurs 11 May for the @TheGendVProject project keynote address by Professor Sylvia Walby OBE @RoyalHolloway Register: bit.ly/3Vv0b7Q @go2uj @ShivNadarUniv @ODID_QEH @desai_manali @bsa_vaw @CambridgeGender

🧵Alongside other women’s rights organisations, we have launched a new report -#ListenToUs - exposing how communication barriers negatively impact victims and survivors' experiences of safety and access to justice. We take a look at some of its findings ⬇️

More than 10,000 women escaping domestic abuse across England were refused safe housing last year, amid warnings that many could be left homeless or driven back to dangerous partners as a result of a “woeful” lack of safe accommodation. ⬇️☹️ ⁦ theguardian.com/society/2023/a…

There’s currently no mention of women and girls in the Online Safety Bill, yet they are disproportionately impacted by online hate. Help us #MakeItSafer for women and girls by supporting changes to the bill. @UKHouseofLords #online-safety-bill" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">eehopeunited.co.uk/#online-safety…