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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 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 violence started young, with a q…

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).

Join us in conversation with Professor Pumla Dineo Gqola and Professor Srimati Basu on Gendered Violence in India and South Africa. The first of a series of public events hosted by The GendV Project.The GendV Project aims to explore the many urban transformations and changing gender relations in Gurgaon and Delhi, India and Johannesburg, South Afri…

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. “Besides, you can’t explore violen…

'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 earlier assault. In ano…

With a lively and flexible format—we do not follow a specific set of readings but rather decide what to read during our sessions—the Infrastructures of Gendered Violence (IGV) reading group at the Department of Sociology has allowed us to think about different frameworks and entry points to discuss the complexities of violence against women and gir…

'A 19-year-old Dalit (formerly untouchable) woman has died after she was allegedly gang raped by four upper-caste men, sparking outrage in India.The woman was admitted to a hospital in Delhi two weeks ago with several serious injuries.The attack occurred on 14 September in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh. Four men have been arrested. The news o…

On 14th September 2020, a 19 year old woman of the Dalit Valmiki caste was gangraped and mutilated by four men of the upper Thakur caste in a village named Hathras, in the state of Uttar Pradesh in north India. She was left severely paralyzed and fought for her life in the hospital for two weeks before finally succumbing to death. Her body was hurr…

Dr. Shannon Philip interviews Prof. Langa from the University of Wits about his book: 'Becoming Men: Black Masculinities in a South African Township', and the paralells and differences in their work on masculinities in India and South Africa:Recently I had the pleasure of interviewing Professor Malose Langa from the University of Wits for our proje…

Watch Prof Sanjay Srivastava speak about his article for Taylor & Francis: ‘Thrilling Affects: Sexuality, Masculinity, the City and ‘Indian Traditions’ in the Contemporary Hindi ‘Detective’ Novel’ from Interventions: International Journal of Postcolonial Studies. You can watch the video below, or read the full article here.Article Abstract:'This es…

'Though India was quick to declare the pandemic-induced lockdown, how accommodative was it of the violent and gendered realities of the country?The first social distancing advisory, which was released by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on 16 March 2020, advised students to stay at home and laid down guidelines for instituting work-from-ho…

The GendV Project’s Lisa Vetten has recently contributed some recommendations to South Africa’s Domestic Violence Amendment Bill, 2020. The recommendations from Lisa and her colleagues cover a range of definitions as well as the need to include new terms, services and mechanisms for the safety and wellbeing of people affected by domestic violence.S…

'When the Indian media early in May began reporting about “Bois Locker Room”, an Instagram chat group in which members from elite Delhi schools allegedly shared photos of underage girls with brutally misogynistic comments, I was disturbed – but not surprised. As an urban sociologist and ethnographer, I recently spent 18 months participating in secr…

The GendV Project has begun amid the global COVID-19 pandemic. As with many other research projects, the pandemic has forced the research team to innovate and find new ways of working and thinking. We will soon begin a preliminary round of interviews with our NGO partners and other organisations on the ground to assess the social context and to ana…