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Findings from UNSW-led research, including UNSW Arts, Design & Architecture's Michael Salter Jan Breckenridge, show almost 1 in 10 AU men have committed a sexual offence against children. Study recommends significant investment in early intervention measures to prevent #childsexualabuse. newsroom.unsw.edu.au/news/social-af…

Day 1: Welcome to 2023's #16DaysBlogathon. A continuing collaboration between GENDER.ED @ University of Edinburgh Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University Delhi UNSW. This year’s blogathon will explore different perspectives to better understand how #sexualviolence and #sexualharassment can be overcome. 16daysblogathon.blog/2023/11/25/day…

Day 2 #16DaysBlogathon: Turning to #domesticabuse research to ask what kind of an object violence is and how it articulates with everyday ‘relationship rules’ that shape how we see and understand it. GENDER.ED @ University of Edinburgh Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University Delhi UNSW .16daysblogathon.blog/2023/11/26/day…

Day 3 #16DaysBlogathon: Sexual #consent is taught in educational institutions as a direct question of ‘yes’ and ‘no’ but definitions often lack the context of the culture and society they are embedded within. GENDER.ED @ University of Edinburgh Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University Delhi UNSW 16daysblogathon.blog/2023/11/27/day…

Day 4 #16DaysBlogathon: As #sexualviolence on campuses increasingly muddle the distinctions between ‘online’ and ‘offline,’ we need to take into account the surrounding technological worlds in which the violence is embedded. GENDER.ED @ University of Edinburgh Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University Delhi UNSW 16daysblogathon.blog/2023/11/28/day…

Day 5 #16DaysBlogathon: Jan Breckenridge on 'Increasing Visibility of Staff Experiences of #SexualViolence and #SexualHarassment in Universities'. Successful responses require leadership and appropriate resources being available. GENDER.ED @ University of Edinburgh Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University Delhi UNSW 16daysblogathon.blog/2023/11/29/day…

Day 6 #16DaysBlogathon: Dr Allison Henry asks, 'If there has been so much talk and activism around #sexualviolence in universities, why has there been so little progress in reducing the violence itself?' GENDER.ED @ University of Edinburgh Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University Delhi UNSW 16daysblogathon.blog/2023/11/30/day…

Day 7 #16DaysBlogathon: Angela Griffin on 'Meaningful Student Engagement in University #GenderedViolence Governance'. Universities need external pushes to continue efforts toward #sexualviolence prevention and response. GENDER.ED @ University of Edinburgh Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University Delhi UNSW 16daysblogathon.blog/2023/12/01/day…

Day 8 #16DaysBlogathon: When it comes to the issue of #sexualviolence in higher education, the important question is whether these institutions can’t improve justice or is it that they won’t? GENDER.ED @ University of Edinburgh Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University Delhi UNSW 16daysblogathon.blog/2023/12/02/day…

Day 9 #16DaysBlogathon: 'Changing Cultures, Adapting Methods - Meeting the Challenges of Measuring #SexualViolence'. Prof Bill Flack on the challenges of measurement and changing sexual cultures on campus. GENDER.ED @ University of Edinburgh Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University Delhi UNSW 16daysblogathon.blog/2023/12/03/day…

Day 10 #16DaysBlogathon: Heike Pantelmann on 'Working on the Topic of #SexualHarassment and #SexualViolence in Higher Education - A Personal Account'. GENDER.ED @ University of Edinburgh Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University Delhi UNSW 16daysblogathon.blog/2023/12/04/day…

Day 11 #16DaysBlogathon: Wendy Stollberg on Gender Equality Officers doing what they can to support victim-survivors of #sexualharassment and #sexualviolence at German universities. GENDER.ED @ University of Edinburgh Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University Delhi UNSW 16daysblogathon.blog/2023/12/05/day…

Day 12 #16DaysBlogathon: It’s been a decade since India’s #SexualHarassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 came into effect. What concerns remain? GENDER.ED @ University of Edinburgh Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University Delhi UNSW 16daysblogathon.blog/2023/12/06/day…

Day 13 #16DaysBlogathon: The sordid saga of sports women being subjected to ongoing #sexualharassment with impunity made it to media platforms, but the institutional response was tepid to say the least. GENDER.ED @ University of Edinburgh Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University Delhi UNSW 16daysblogathon.blog/2023/12/07/day…

Day 14 #16DaysBlogathon: Conversation with Chairperson of a UGC created Task Force in 2013 to ensure safety of Women on campuses. GENDER.ED @ University of Edinburgh Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University Delhi UNSW 16daysblogathon.blog/2023/12/08/day…

Day 13 #16DaysBlogathon: Aparna Rayaprol on how a campus community came together to discuss #sexualviolence in an attempt to create a safe campus for its students. GENDER.ED @ University of Edinburgh Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University Delhi UNSW 16daysblogathon.blog/2023/12/08/day…

Day 15 #16DaysBlogathon: #Metoo India: Why are survivors turning to online spaces for justice? Today’s blog post is part of a longer article by Adrija Dey and Kaityln Mendes - tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… GENDER.ED @ University of Edinburgh Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University Delhi UNSW 16daysblogathon.blog/2023/12/09/day…

Day 16 #16DaysBlogathon: ‘Slow activism’ to address gender-based violence in higher education. Anna Bull from the 1752 group writes about “slow activism” that creates space to name the existence of a problem. GENDER.ED @ University of Edinburgh Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University Delhi UNSW 16daysblogathon.blog/2023/12/10/day…