Research Roundtable 2 - Does Gender Matter?
'Does Gender Matter'
Respect's 2nd Research Roundtable focused on gender. We chose gender as
a topic, as we’d become increasingly aware of a variety of challenges
to the feminist model of understanding domestic violence which spoke of
gender symmetry, gender neutrality and common couple violence. The
roundtable was an opportunity to hear more from researchers who
champion these models, to explore the validity of these concepts,
considering what they have to offer practice and policy, and to
challenge them from a feminist perspective.
We invited two speakers to the roundtable – Nicola Graham Kevan and
Thangam Debbonaire – to present different areas of debate, and were
joined by over twenty academics and representatives from key agencies.
Please see below for Casey's report and slides from the speakers.
Download: cm gender article.doc
Slides from Thangam Debbonaire's presentation;
Download: 16th Jan08 Thangam slides.ppt
Slides from Nicola Graham Kevan's presentation;
Download: 16th Jan 08 Nikki slides.ppt