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Journal of Gender-Based Violence

Child sexual abuse material survivors and the politics of abandonment
by Michael Salter  |  9th September 2025

Michael Salter discusses how survivors of child sexual abuse material remain among the internet’s most neglected victims, enduring lifelong violations while tech companies and governments prioritize digital freedom over their safety and justice.…Read more

by Joanna Blahopoulou and Silvia Ortiz Bonnin  |  3rd June 2025

Silvia Ortiz-Bonnin and Joanna Blahopoulou show that while sexual harassment remains widespread, even brief training can effectively challenge harmful beliefs and foster cultural change.…Read more

Amy Beddows argues that Adolescence highlights a focus on men's struggles, overshadowing women's suffering and sidelining female survivor stories.…Read more

by Marthe Goudsmit Samaritter - Jonathan Herring - Camilla Pickles  |  18th November 2024

Marthe Goudsmit Samaritter, Jonathan Herring and Camilla Pickles highlight how intimate examinations transcend maternity care, exposing power imbalances and violations against marginalised bodies.…Read more

by Nancy Lombard and Kate Butterby  |  25th October 2024

Kate Butterby and Nancy Lombard examine how technology can be a useful tool to support women who are subjected to domestic abuse, by being experienced as private, unintimidating and non-judgemental.…Read more

by Nicola Roberts and Lauren Doyle and Mark Roberts  |  22nd March 2024

Nicola Roberts, Lauren Doyle and Mark Roberts call on universities to reframe their personal safety advice to students to avoid victim-blaming.…Read more

by Lars Evertsson, Ann-Sofie Henrikson and Charlott Nyman  |  15th February 2024

Lars Evertsson, Ann-Sofie Henrikson and Charlott Nyman describe the alarming weapon that a smartphone can become when controlled by an abusive partner. …Read more

by Bristol University Press  |  20th December 2023

Transforming Society's most read articles from 2023, brought to you by Bristol University Press and Policy Press.…Read more

On Transforming Society, Lisa Wheildon champions UN Women’s 16 Days of Activism to end violence against women and girls. We need to build on the progress in reducing gender-based violence and accelerate change by institutionalising transformation.…Read more

The authors of a recent article for the Journal of Gender-Based Violence conducted surveys with festival attendees to see the extent of safety at music festivals. These findings revealed that women consistently reported a distressing normalisation of unwelcome attention, harassment, invasive touching and violence.…Read more