Course: Understanding Violence Against Women: Myths and Realities

Thank you to everyone who contributed to the making of this course: Course Leaders Anni Donaldson Roisin McGoldrick Guest Lecturers Anne Haynes Dr. Melanie McCarry Course Development Aidan Johnston Claire …

Over the last six weeks, we have considered a large amount of material covering many important aspects of the whole issue of violence against women. We have two final questions …

Now we have explained what Primary Prevention is, please watch the video above titled ‘A Strong Man’ and consider the following questions: Who is the film aimed at? What are …

In this interview, Dr Lesley Orr a feminist historian/activist based at the University of Edinburgh describes the origins and impact of ‘Zero Tolerance’, Scotland’s first ground-breaking violence against women public …

Many women and children are abused by people that they know. Husbands, partners, brothers, fathers, boyfriends. There are no barriers in terms of race, ethnicity or age in relation to …

On this course, learners will have the opportunity to ask the educators particular questions through live events called Live Streams These events also allow the educator to recap the previous …

Having heard what Nel has said in the previous step, now listen to some of the voices she refers to telling their own stories of how they survived. Please be …

In this interview, Nel Whiting will be talking about the importance of understanding the different ways violence against women can affect survivors. Nell is the Learning and Development Coordinator at …

Watch this video and think about the different ways in which children respond to the presence of domestic abuse in their lives. What were the main issues that children found …

“Trauma and the Brain” is a 9-minute animation for training police and other professionals to understand the traumatic impact of abuse. Created by media co-op for NHS Lanarkshire and Police …

In this interview, Rebecca and Russell Dobash reflect on their involvement in VAW research in the 1970s and on how society’s understanding of VAW has changed since the 1970s.

In this video, Anni will be exploring some Violence Against Women facts and figures and what we have learned from research.

In this interview, Linda Thompson will talk about her work with women involved in prostitution in Scotland. She will be describing her collaboration with the women in an exhibition of …

In this video, Dr. Melanie McCarry will be exploring the issue of Forced Marriage and why it is regarded as a form of violence against women.