An annual 16-day blogathon featuring writers and activists reporting on #GenderBasedViolence worldwide as part of the global #16DaysOfActivism against Gender-Based Violence Campaign.
Hosted by GENDER.ED at the University of Edinburgh, the Gendered Violence Research Network at the University of New South Wales and the Centre for Publishing at Dr B R Ambedkar University Delhi.
Recent posts
Day Sixteen: Concluding 16 Days Blogathon 2023
Our annual 16 Days blogathon has come to another close. Here’s a quick recap to round up what our contributors have written thus far.
Day Sixteen: ‘Slow activism’ to address gender-based violence in higher education: research and campaigning from The 1752 Group
Activism on sexual violence in higher education institutions requires a different temporality and horizon; Anna Bull from the 1752 group reflects on the group’s origins, journey, and learnings.
Day Fifteen: #Metoo India: Why are survivors turning to online spaces for justice?
Nearing the end of our blogathon, we turn to questions of justice. Today’s blog post is part of a longer article by Adrija Dey and Kaityln Mendes. You can read about the study here: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09589236.2021.1907552
Day Fourteen: Conversation with Chairperson of a UGC created Task Force in 2013 to ensure safety of Women on campuses
What are feminist methodologies to approach and address questions of sexual violence on college campuses? Prof. Rukmini Sen talks to Dr. Meenakshi Gopinath, Chairperson of a taskforce set up to do just this.
Day Thirteen: Gender Sensitisation at the University of Hyderabad campus
Aparna Rayaprol on how a campus community came together to discuss sexual violence in an attempt to create a safe campus for its students.
Day Twelve: Gender-based Violence and our Chak De Moments
Lora Prabhu’s NGO focuses its efforts on expanding gendered participation in public spaces through sports. But before girls’ participation in sports is a systematic approach to changing surrounding environments.
Day Twelve: Stocktaking on the functioning of The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 (2014-2019)
It’s been a decade since India’s premier law governing sexual harassment at work, the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 (PoSH-Act) came into effect. What concerns remain?
Day Eleven: They Do What They Can – Gender Equality Officers Support Victim-Survivors of Sexual Harassment and Violence at German Universities
Who do you turn to for support at German universities as a victim-survivor of sexual harassment and violence? Often, it is hard to find any point of contact that both seems to have an official character and at the same time to be trustworthy, writes Wendy Stollberg.
Day Nine: Changing Cultures, Adapting Methods – Meeting the Challenges of Measuring Sexual Violence
Yesterday’s post was a reminder that students often feel they are talking but not being listened to. Today we hear from Professor Bill Flack about the challenges of measurement and changing sexual cultures on campus. Professor Flack was in conversation with Dr. Hemangini Gupta from GENDER.ED
Something went wrong. Please refresh the page and/or try again.
16 Days Blogathon 