In her new book, media and technology academic Nicolette Little examines the impact of five Canadian grassroots multi-media projects.
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Guns are what make violent partners so dangerous. And in the US, Black women get less protection from laws meant to keep firearms out of abusers’ hands.
Social workers are often female and often arrive first on the scene, but have little protection.
More than 1,100 Canadian women and girls have been killed by men since 2018. So why is the federal government dragging its heels in adding femicide to the Criminal Code?
Much of The Beast in me is sensitive, sophisticated storytelling. So why is this sacrificed for a gratuitous depiction of violence against women?
Research shows that rural women in the US are more likely to be killed by their current or former male partners compared to their urban and suburban counterparts.
Violence against women is central to how criminal sovereignty in Mexico is exercised and reproduced.
Violence against women in Mexico – where at least ten women or girls are murdered every day – has been an issue for decades.
Protests against femicide led by feminist groups have gained increasing attention in recent years. However, the polarized political climate in Mexico has undermined the demands of these demonstrations.
If Argentina repeals its femicide law, it could have a ripple effect across Latin America.
At face value, any public action the Kenyan government takes to show that it’s listening to its citizens is important – but it’s only a first step.
Failing to deem intimate partner violence an epidemic will permit the conditions that sustain it to persist — and likely worsen.
The health, safety and lives of women and children are at stake.
Cristina Rivera Garza’s sister Liliana was killed by a jealous ex-boyfriend at the age of 20. Her book about this crime is both deeply personal and driven by a wider political purpose.
Claudia Sheinbaum follows in the footsteps of a popular predecessor, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who leaves behind many issues he either skirted or exacerbated.
Men who distance themselves from cases of femicide need to help address the toxic masculinity that feeds the violence.
Backed by an overwhelming majority, Claudia Sheinbaum has a unique opportunity to advance gender equality in Mexico.
After historic win, President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum will face pressure to address her country’s gender violence.
Croatia has become the latest in a string of nations to make killing women because of their gender a specific offence.
Tlotlo Tsamaase’s first novel adds to an exciting and growing body of African science fiction.
Nearly all countries in the region have criminalised either femicide or feminicide, which has had a tremendous impact on society.
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Professor, Department of Sociology & Anthropology, University of Guelph
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Professor of Political Science and Chair of the South African Research Initiative in Gender Politics, Stellenbosch University
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Senior lecturer, School of Law, University of Wollongong
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Senior Lecturer in Human Rights, Constitutional Law and Legal Theory, University of Wollongong
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Professor of Feminist and Security Studies, SOAS, University of London
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Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Texas at Arlington
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Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of the Center for Mexican American Studies, University of Texas at Arlington
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Research Associate at UCT's Centre of Criminology, Consultant at the Institute for Security Studies (ISS), University of Cape Town
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Researcher, Unit for Religion and Development Research, Faculty of Theology, Stellenbosch University
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Lecturer in Sociology, Stellenbosch University
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Professor and Head of Department of Political and Conflict Studies, Nelson Mandela University
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Professor, Center for Research on North America, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)
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Professor Gender and Development, King's College London
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Senior Lecturer in Social Work, North-West University
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Assistant Professor of Global Health, Emory University
