Public News

The Hindustan Times: Fear of unsafe public spaces erodes women’s autonomy

27 January 2024

"Only 14% of women who have experienced physical or sexual violence have sought help and 77% have kept their suffering to themselves, according to the National Family Health Survey-5. Despite the silence on these forms of violence that occur at home or work, post the 2012 Delhi gang rape, attention has been fixed on public...

Art Times: AT FEATURE: Unveiling the Symphony of Performance: The Melrose Gallery Orchestrates an Expanded Artistic Tapestry

18 September 2023

"Performance arts have long been underrepresented in South Africa, often overlooked due to the lack of financial benefits associated with hosting performance artworks in traditional gallery spaces. However, we recognize the profound role that performance plays in storytelling, idea presentation, and audience engagement on...

UK launches gender equality plan but critics call funding a ‘drop in the ocean’

8 March 2023

'Manali Desai, the head of Cambridge University’s sociology department and an expert on gendered violence in India and South Asia, said: “The FCDO needs to join up its strategy on women and girls to almost every facet of the current challenges facing areas receiving aid. These include poverty, climate change, war...

DW News: India is undercounting as the UN seeks femicide stats

25 November 2022

"It's circular. Gender violence is an expression of patriarchy," said Manali Desai, the head of the Department of Sociology at the University of Cambridge. "We find that single explanations — like crisis of masculinity or poverty or financial insecurity — cannot explain such a complicated phenomenon." Desai runs a project...

Stories of Our Soil: A Group Show at The Melrose Gallery, Johannesburg

2 August 2021

'Stories of Our Soil is a collection of creations that will be featured at The Melrose Gallery during Womxn’s Month, August 2021. This collection is an amalgamation of womxnhood, nature, our place within it, and how they have been exploited by our society. From an inner space, each of these artists have created raw...

Almost all young women in the UK have been sexually harassed, survey finds

10 March 2021

The Guardian reports: '96% of respondents did not report incidents, with 45% saying it would not change anything. Among those who said the event was not serious enough to report were women who had been groped, followed and coerced into sexual activity'. Read the full article on The Guardian UK.

The Guardian: Quarter of women and girls have been abused by a partner, says WHO

9 March 2021

The Guardian reports, 'One in four women and girls around the world have been physically or sexually assaulted by a husband or male partner, according to the largest study yet of the prevalence of violence against women.The report, conducted by the World Health Organization (WHO) and UN partners, found that domestic...

Sanjay Srivastava: Burning of Thunberg’s images are symbolic warnings of possible fate that awaits woman seen as ‘too independent’

18 February 2021

Prof Sanjay Srivastava writes for the Indian Express , ' The symbolic burning of public women also represents rising masculine anxiety regarding women who are seen to be independent and willing to engage in public debates.' Read the full article here. (Illustration by C R Sasikumar).

Daily Maverick: Artistic expression: Embracing unpolished work, dialogue and healing

5 November 2020

The GendV Project's Artist-in-residence, Julie Nxadi , speaks about her work for Maverick Life : “It’s difficult being a black artist and to be somewhere to think. It’s always the same, all we’re told to think about is violence. Violence will inherently be part of my work, but I won’t be confined by it,” says Nxadi. “...

The Guardian: Strap-ons, style and self-invention: Zanele Muholi – review by Adrian Searle

3 November 2020

'With provocative images of lesbian empowerment and gender play, the photographer celebrates the resilience, style and creativity of South Africa’s queer community.' 'A woman clasping her hands over her jockey shorts, protecting her privacy in the aftermath of rape. The long scar running down her leg is evidence of an even...