Gender 305 Gender and International Human Rights

This podcasts presents an overview on violence against women. Considering it a deeply concerning issue around the world and the ubiquity of this issue strengthens the need to research the ways in which women are not being protected. Many women experience violence daily and at many different levels. The laws and policies that are intended to protect women from violence may inadvertently perpetuate the problem by insufficient enforcement, lack of support, or not holding perpetrators accountable thereby ignoring the responsibility to keep women safe.

Although many governments and organizations have taken large steps to address this issue, there are many ways that policies and laws can indirectly perpetuate violence against women such as, a lack of legal protection, discriminatory family laws, access to safe resources, and immigration policies. These factors are further discussed in depth in the podcast. Students define violence against women as including physical, sexual, physiological, reproductive, and financial abuse. We will explain how and why certain policies/laws can perpetuate violence against women.

What is Gender 305 Gender and International Human Rights ?

Gender 305 Human Rights Conversation is a podcast by the University of Victoria Gender 305 students of 2022 and 2023. Topics span Abortion Rights, LGBTQ2S+ rights, gender-based discrimination, and gender-based violence through the lens of human rights. Thank you to Tamara Gonsalves and all the students of Gender 305, who have spent much time and effort to educate and bring these critical topics to the community.

Tune in weekly for more conversations on human rights and international human rights developments.

Music used in the introduction and outro is the track Wonder by respectful child recorded during CFUV's 2017 Basement Closet Session. https://cfuv.bandcamp.com/track/wonderSession