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Colleagues may find this free event of interest. Details below. Symposium on Violence, Harassment and Abuse: Enduring Inequalities and New Directions School of Sociology and Social Policy - University of Leeds 8th May, 2018; 9.30-5.30, School of Sociology and Social Policy, level 12, rooms 12.21/12.25 Overview of the event: The School of Sociology and Social Policy, University of Leeds is hosting an interdisciplinary symposium on the themes of enduring inequalities associated with violence, harassment and abuse facilitated by the Centre for Research on Families, Life-course and Generations (FLaG) and the Centre for Interdisciplinary Gender Studies (CIGS). Set against the backdrop of the #metoo campaign and widespread public disclosures of sexual violence and harassment, including long-term effects of trauma, we warmly invite you to this one-day event. The event brings together practitioners, researchers, policy-makers, third-sector organisations and students to discuss current research and practice concerned with addressing VAWG and offers new directions in research and practice. The UK government’s current VAWG strategy (2016-2020) outlines the strategic aim of ‘making VAWG everyone’s business’ with specific reference to the engagement of ‘men, boys and bystanders’ to challenge VAWG and ‘further social change’ (Home Office, 2016). Practices and policies implemented under welfare reform are however severely at odds with this, which makes for treacherous terrain when seeking to explore new prevention approaches, particularly as the stories that we tell about women’s experiences remain stubbornly focused on victim-survivors rather than perpetrators. To what extent can theories, policies and dominant discourse be reworked so that violence against women is genuinely regarded as a social problem for which there is a shared, collective responsibility to address? This event is FREE with 50 available places with some refreshments provided so please register via Eventbrite and feel able to bring your lunch. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/symposium-on-violence-harassment-and-abuse-enduring-inequalities-and-new-directions-tickets-44917596741?utm_campaign=new_event_email&utm_medium=email&utm_source=eb_email&utm_term=viewmyevent_button The event will also hold a collection with any contributions donated toward building a ‘safe school’ in Nepal. Please send any enquires to: [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; or [log in to unmask] For directions, please see: http://www.leeds.ac.uk/campusmap. PROGRAMME: 9.30: Registration and refreshments 10.00: Welcome: Dr Sharon Elley and PGRs 10.10: Opening Address: ‘Understanding ‘victimhood’ and “othered” women’s experiences of sexual violence’, Professor Aisha K. Gill, University of Roehampton, UK Panel 1: 11.00am-1.00pm 11.00: ’Measuring Violence to End Violence’, Dr Jude Towers, University of Lancaster, UK 11.20: ’Gender, culture and the raadicalized other: Negotating the tightrope of acrtivism and research on violence against minoritised women in the West', Dr Sundari Anitha, University of Lincoln, UK11.40: 'Engaging men and boys in the prevention of men's violence against women in the UK', Stephen Burrell, University of Durham, UK 12.00: 'Problematising constructions of 'victims' within contemporary narratives of childhood sexual abuse', Dr Jo Woodiwiss, University of Huddersfield, UK12.20: Question/Answer: Chair, Dr Sharon Elley and PGRs 1.00: Break and refreshments Panel 2: 1.30pm-3.30pm 1.30: ‘The right amount of panic: Women’s safety work in public’, Dr Fiona Vera-Grey, University of Durham, UK 1.50: “Marriage is a protection for me”: Women’s Experiences of Domestic Violence and their Premise to Stay in Abusive Relationships’, Faiza Tayba, University of Leeds, UK 2.10: ‘Relationship and Sex Education across the Curriculum: Prevention and Promotion’, Lynnette Smith, Big Talk Education, UK2.30: Question/Answer: Chair, Professor Sally Hines and PGRs 3.00: Discussant: ‘Emerging themes, reflections and the future of VAWG’, Dr Jo Woodiwiss, University of Huddersfield, UK 3.30: Final Close: Dr Sharon Elley and PGRs 3.40: Networking 5.30: End Organising Committee: Dr. Sharon Elley (University of Leeds, FLaG, CIGS, L-CYR), Eleanor Craig (Masters Student, University of Leeds); Sally-Anne Beverley (PhD Student, University of Leeds), Mary Robson (PhD Student, University of Leeds), Chris Waugh (PhD Student, University of Leeds) and Jessica Wild (PhD Student, University of Leeds).