Day Sixteen: ‘Slow activism’ to address gender-based violence in higher education: research and...

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 learning…

‘It started with this one post’: #MeToo, India and higher education

In October 2017, Raya Sarkar, a 24-year-old law student from India, posted a crowdsourced list on Facebook of male Indian academics who allegedly harassed women. This led to the start of the #MeToo...

Day Fourteen: Conversation with Chairperson of a UGC created Task Force in 2013 to ensure safety of...

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 …

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…

Day Twelve: Stocktaking on the functioning of The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Preven...

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 …

Day Eleven: They Do What They Can – Gender Equality Officers Support Victim-Survivors of Sexual...

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 char…

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 …

Day Eight: Can’t or Won’t? – The difficulties of changing systems in institutions. 

Shifting lens to UK contexts today, Amy Life and Sharessa Naidoo write from their experience of #MeTooEdiUni, reflecting on what it means to feel like you are speaking without being listened to.

Day Seven: Beyond Consultation: Meaningful Student Engagement in University Gendered Violence Gov...

Angela Griffin weaves together a personal account of university life with her research and consultation work around student activism and sexual violence.

Day Six: Sexual violence in universities – an opportunity for substantive, systemic reform?

If there has been so much talk and activism around sexual violence in universities, why has there been so little progress in reducing the violence itself? Allison Henry offers some answers from the…

Day Five: Increasing Visibility of Staff Experiences of Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment...

We’ve examined the object of violence and the notion of consent. Today, Jan Breckenridge widens our understanding of who is susceptible to sexual assault and harassment in university settings…

Day Four: ‘Asking the right questions’- Reducing Technology Facilitated Gender Based Violence

As sexual violence on campuses increasingly muddle the distinctions between ‘online’ and ‘offline,’ Mahima Kaul reminds us to take into account the surrounding technological…

Day One: Welcome to 2023’s 16 Days Blogathon

This year’s annual blogathon brings together voices from research, student activism, and institutional perspectives to raise awareness of the #16DaysofActivism Against Gender Based Violence global …

Almost 1 in 10 Australian men have committed a sexual offence against children: study