Episode #45 - Violence Against Women with Kaley

To talk about violence against women, with invited back onto the podcast the amazing Kaley Ames for Episode #45. Continuing on from last episode’s chat about toxic masculinity, we explore the experience of women & the increased violence they face throughout their lives which can go largely unknown to the men around them. This isn’t a topic we think should be left for women to suffer silently, and so as usual, we think this is an incredibly important conversation to have.

Some of the topics we cover in this episode:

• the case of Sarah Everard
• the State responsibility to better protect women & vulnerable communities
• effect of COVID-19 on domestic violence
• toxic masculinity & the impact that has on women
• the Patriarchy & women
• impact of culture & media
• getting men to care

We want to thank Kaley for her insightful conversation, providing a unique perspective on an issue Tom & I don’t have first-hand experience with. It’s through conversations such as this, that we can continue to open minds to the realities faced by our friends & family. By sharing stories of difficulties & moments of vulnerability, we can turn our sympathy into empathy and hopefully bring about the societal change that is so desperately needed.

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Resources:

• Women Who Kill by Ann Jones (goodreads.com)
• Gender-based violence: the silent and lethal ‘shadow pandemic’ - Plan International Canada (plancanada.ca)
• Microsoft Word - Backgrounder Sexual Violence 2014
• Domestic violence risk goes up 35 per cent when women out-earn male partners: ABS data (smh.com.au)
• How Anti-feminism Is the Gateway to the Far Right - The Atlantic
• What is the role of men in feminism? – CIDSE
• Men in feminism: how do we preach to the unconverted? (newstatesman.com)