Violence against women, especially intimate partner violence and sexual abuse, is a global crisis and a violation of human rights. According to the World Health Organization, one in three women worldwide experiences this violence, with far-reaching impacts on families, communities, and institutions like healthcare, education, law, and media. This violence not only harms health and well being but also limits women’s freedom and participation in society. With growing public and political attention on issues like coercive control, sexual abuse, and digital gendered violations, now is the time to drive research-led change.
Our researchers combine academic insight with real-world practice to better understand and address gendered violence and abuse (GVA). We focus on two urgent areas:
· Digital gendered violations – a rapidly evolving threat
· Domestic abuse – a complex, persistent issue
Through interdisciplinary collaboration, we explore the social, political, cultural, and technological systems that enable GVA, and design practical, impactful solutions.
We are a diverse group of around 65 academics at Northumbria University from across a wide range of disciplines. We have varied backgrounds in academic research, professional practice, policy-making and activism. Many of us are involved in volunteering and are on Boards of organisations in the violence against women sector. We devise effective collaborations with a range of partners to find meaningful solutions to gendered violence and abuse. This includes involving victim-survivors as co-producers of research outputs and centring lived experience as a priority.
To join our Gendered Violence and Abuse IDRT mailing list, please email rm.research.development@northumbria.ac.uk
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