Discipline of Gender and Women’s Studies; International Women's Day Webinar

Centre for Global Women’s Studies

Discipline of Gender and Women’s Studies
International Women's Day Webinar

Gender based violence and migration: Centring hidden intersectionsThis webinar will report key findings from the GBV-MIG Project - Violence against women migrants and refugees: Analyzing causes and effective policy response project.Speakers include:<ul><li>Dr Nata Duvvury , Director, Centre for Global Women’s Studies, NUI Galway</li><li>Professor Jane Freedman, Université of Paris 8 </li><li>Dr Nina Sahraoui, Paris Centre for Sociological and Political Research </li><li>Dr Nasrin Khandoker, NUI Galway</li></ul>Moderated by: Dr Stacey Scriver , Centre for Global Women’s Studies, NUI Galway.Project Description: Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) is a major infringement of women’shuman rights and an obstacle to sustainable development. SGBV against migrant and refugee women is widespread, but often remains invisible and under-analysed both in academic research and policymaking. This research takes an intersectional approach to understand SGBV in migration contexts, analysing the ways in which different forms discrimination and inequality based on gender,&#x27;race&#x27;, nationality, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and age, interact to make some more people more vulnerable that others to SGBV and less able to access support and services.French team: Jane Freedman is a Professor at the Université of Paris 8 and Co-Director of the Paris Centre for Sociological and Political Research (CRESPPA).Nina Sahraoui is Marie Sklodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellow at the Paris Centre for Sociological and Political Research, CNRSIrish Team: Niamh Reilly is Established Professor of Political Science and Sociology at NUI Galway. Niamh is Principal Investigator of the Irish Study of GBV-MIG ProjectNasrin Khandoker is Post-Doctoral Researcher with GBV-MIG Ireland. She is also an associate professor in the department of Anthropology, Jahangirnagar University

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