Sexual Abuse and Sexual Violence Awareness Week: Addressing the Systemic Roots of Violence Against Women

By Dr Julie Whiteman, Department of Marketing, Birmingham Business School  Barely a day passes without a story of misogyny and its manifestation in some form of violence against women making headlines. Far too often these stories are – still – presented as isolated events, often attributed to industry and/or character specific cases. In the past … Continue reading “Sexual Abuse and Sexual Violence Awareness Week: Addressing the Systemic Roots of Violence Against Women”

Sexual and other forms of violence during the COVID-19 pandemic in Kenya

By Sarah Rockowitz (MSc Health Policy, MSc Public Health) Global Challenges PhD Scholar in School of Psychology and School of Nursing, University of Birmingham. “The research found that children, particularly girls, have heightened vulnerability to sexual violence committed by non-stranger perpetrators (e.g. neighbours) at private residences during the daytime, owing to school closures and a … Continue reading “Sexual and other forms of violence during the COVID-19 pandemic in Kenya”