How is pornography changing women’s perception of what is normal, acceptable and beautiful?
For her new book, Women on Porn, the academic Dr. Fiona Vera-Gray persuaded 100 women to open up about their internet habits. The results were eye-opening.
There’s a basic question that we need to ask if we really want change. What is it about our culture that is enabling some men to abuse women?
Individual actions make up the cultural scaffolding that supports violence against women. This means we have the power to disrupt these structures if we want to.
It is time to recognise women as rational, capable, skilful actors and to see women’s safety work for the expert negotiation that it actually is.
Harassment, interruption, and intrusion from men is commonly disregarded as an inevitable part of life, unpleasant but expected. It is rarely acknowledged for what it is: a key factor structuring women’s lives.
Have you ever wondered how much time and energy women spend avoiding harassment from men?
The public conversation on violence against women tends to focus on sexual assault and domestic abuse. We talk less about the routine intrusions women experience from men in their everyday lives, even though this is the most common form of sexual violence.
One in five children watch porn on the internet
Rape Crisis, the UK’s national rape charity, is receiving an unprecedented level of calls and yet it still hasn’t had its Government funding confirmed.
Dr. Fiona Vera-Gray, Deputy Director at the Child and Women’s Abuse Studies Unit at London Metropolitan University, and author of Women on Porn: One hundred stories. One vital conversation talks to Jane Mulkerrin about why she wrote a book on women’s experiences of pornography and what it means for how we think about porn.
Dr. Fiona Vera-Gray talks to Jane Garvey and Fi Glover about what she learned from talking to 100 women about porn.
Dr. Fiona Vera-Gray, Deputy Director of the Children and Woman Abuse Studies Unit at London Metropolitan University discuses pornography and the imapct it has.
Dr. Fiona Vera-Gray talks about the need for change in social discourse around women and girls’ everyday experiences of sexual harassment, early teenage romantic relationships, the impact of pornography, and how parents can help our girls and boys to be agents of change.
A conversation with Dr. Fiona Vera-Gray about street harassment and her book, The Right Amount of Panic: How Women Trade Freedom for Safety.
Dr. Fiona Vera-Gray discusses her study titled Women on Porn, the largest UK study solely focused on women’s experiences and views of mainstream pornography.
Dr. Fiona Vera-Gray discusses public sexual harassment in the UK and examines the amount of work women put into simply avoiding sexual violence.
Vera-Gray talks about the impact of pornography on young people and its effect on relationships and sex.
Vera-Gray talks with Kim Hill about her study, Women on Porn, and of women’s views and experiences of online pornography.