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In February 2024, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls urged the UK government to ‘do more to translate its political recognition of the scale of violence against women and girls into action’. In response, the Labour Party, now in government, declared its ‘landmark mission to halve violence against women and […]
By Laura Watt, David Gadd, Maria Pampaka, Filippo Varese and Rabiya Majeed-Ariss Filed Under: All posts, British Politics, Health and Social Care Posted:
Around 1 in 5 women will experience sexual assault at some point in their life. The results can be devastating for victims and survivors. They not only have to deal with the psychological trauma of the assault, but often suffer physical harm and social consequences, including financial ones, as a result. The impact of these […]
By Rose Broad and David Gadd Filed Under: All posts, Brexit, British Politics, Europe Posted:
In February, the UK Government announced new post-Brexit immigration measures promising to “take back control of our borders”, introducing an Australian-style points-based system limiting the number of ‘low-skilled’ foreign workers in the UK. In this blog, Dr Rose Broad and Professor David Gadd explain why, far from protecting both foreign and British workers, the new […]
By Cath White, Rabiya Majeed-Ariss and David Gadd Filed Under: All posts, Health and Social Care Posted:
Sexual violence can have devastating consequences for victims. In this blog, Dr Catherine White, Dr Rabiya Majeed-Ariss and Professor David Gadd explore how gender intersects with social demographic characteristics to compound vulnerabilities and complicate access to services. Most adult victims of sexual violence are females, and perpetrators of sexual violence are predominantly male. In 2017, […]
By David Gadd Filed Under: Featured Posted:
As the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence Campaign has just started, David Gadd, Professor of Criminology (The University of Manchester), Juliet Henderson (King’s College London), Polly Radcliffe (King’s College London), Danielle Stephens-Lewis (University of Worcester), Amy Johnson(University of Worcester) and Gail Gilchrist (King’s College London) discuss the research they have been undertaking as […]
By David Gadd and Rose Broad Filed Under: British Politics, Growth and Inclusion Posted:
David Gadd is Professor of Criminology and Rose Broad is Senior Lecturer in Criminology both at the University of Manchester. They are working together on the ESRC funded Perpetrators of Modern Slavery Offences Project. This blog highlights how: modern slavery and immigration law have become intertwined; referring to modern slavery as ‘evil’ idealises victims in […]
By David Gadd and Rosemary Broad Filed Under: Featured Posted:
It is not easy to get young men who have been violent to women to talk about it. But when they do opportunities arise to change their behaviour, explain Professor David Gadd and Dr Rose Broad. There is no inevitability that young men who use violence will continue to do so. But for them to […]
By David Gadd Filed Under: Featured Posted:
The government is set to use the forthcoming International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women to announce new measures to tackle domestic violence. This is a prime opportunity to tackle this issue for an entire generation that must not be missed, argues Professor David Gadd. Genuine engagement with young people needs to start […]