The quiet violence of inaction — we need to do better on gender-based violence

Thirty years into the 16 Days of Activism of No Violence against Women and Children campaign, started by activists at the inaugural Women’s Global Leadership Institute in 1991, South Africa faces a number of hurdles.

Click here for the link to the full article "The quiet violence of inaction - we need to do better on gender-based violence" published in the Mail & Guardian on 01 Dec 2021.

The author, Jarred Martin has a PhD in Psychology from the University of Cape Town and is an early-career academic based in the Department of Psychology at the University of Pretoria and a registered clinical psychologist. His research and writing focuses on gender and sexualities. This article is written on behalf of the Sexuality and Gender Division of the Psychological Society of South Africa.