Gendered Violence and Abuse Conference 2025

Changing Public and Professional perceptions of Gendered Violence and Abuse through research and policy implementation 

Hosted by Northumbria University's Gendered Violence and Abuse Interdisciplinary Research Theme.

PLEASE NOTE: This event is now fully booked. 

This interdisciplinary conference will focus on how to overcome the challenges and complexities of changing public and professional perceptions of gendered violence and abuse.

The topic is complex and multifaceted, influenced by cultural, social, and economic factors. Despite a growing awareness and concern about gendered violence and abuse, changing public and professional perceptions that lead to better outcomes for victim-survivors remains slow.

This one-day in-person conference will focus on how research and organisational policies on gendered violence and abuse are, and can be, used to bring about changes to practice, delivering better outcomes for victim-survivors.

It will explore the complex relationships between research, policy and practice and will address in relation to gendered violence and abuse questions such as:

• How can academic research and organisational policies effect change in professional practice?

• How can policy-makers, practitioners and researchers collaborate to increase public and professional awareness of gendered violence and abuse in order to prevent and reduce it?

• What kinds of strategies are needed to implement change that is capable of ending gender-based violence?

PROGRAMME

09:30                 Welcome (Rima Hussein/Angelika Strohmayer, Gendered Violence and Abuse IDRT Leads)

09:45-10:15       Keynote: Ayesha Fordham, Employers’ Initiative on Domestic Abuse

10.15-10:25       Q and A (Chair: Sarah Ralph-Lane)

10:25-10.55       Keynote: Professor Parveen Ali, Professor of Nursing and Gender Based Violence with a joint position at the University of Sheffield and Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals (DBTH).

 10.55-11:05      Q and A (Chair: Claire Bessant)

11.05 -11.20      Refreshment break

11:20-11:50       Keynote:

Steve Russell, Chief Delivery Officer and Senior Responsible Officer for the Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence Programme, NHS England.

Claire Riley, Executive Lead for Women’s Health, North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board

11:50-12:00       Q and A (Chair: Claire Dosdale)

12:00-12.30       Responders Lab (Australian initiative)

12.30 – 12:40    Q and A – (Chair: Kayliegh Richardson)

12.40 – 13:30     Lunch

13:30 – 14:30    Workie Ticket Theatre Company and JoJo Kirtley

GDVA IDRT seed corn funded projects 2023-4

14:30 – 14:45 Paper 1 - ‘The Wrong Type’ – Kayliegh Richardson and Rima Hussein              

14:45 – 15:00 Paper 2   - ‘Unravelling the anti-feminist backlash of young men to gendered violence and abuse’ Cassandra Jones

15.00 – 15.10     Refreshment break 

15:10 – 15:25    Paper 3 - ‘Harmful sexual behaviours in intimate relationships’ Connor Leslie/Amy Newman

15:25 – 15:40    Paper 4 - ‘#WomenSpatialActivism’ – Jiayi (Jennifer) Jin and Lucy Grimshaw

15:40 - 15:55    Q and A (Chair: Amanda McBride)

15:55 - 16:15    Closing remarks (Rima Hussein/Angelika Strohmayer)

This event is supported by Northumbria University's Gendered Violence and Abuse Interdisciplinary Research Theme and the Faculty of Business and Law

Click here to download the conference Programme