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Court responses to rape and sexual assault have been repeatedly criticised in England and Wales (Brown, Horvath, Kelly & Westmarland, 2010). In particular, research has identified prevalent stereotypes about rape in both the Criminal Justice System and wider society, with these rape myths often being used as the predominant explanation for inadequa...
The present study examined the employment status of disabled and nondisabled men and women in the United Kingdom. Using the 2009–14 Life Opportunities Survey (N = 32,355 observations), the study empirically examined how the intersection of disability and gender affects disabled women and their employment status in the UK. Random effects multinomial...
In this conference paper, we have come together as researchers/supervisors and victim-survivors and perpetrators of gender based violence, to talk candidly about our own experiences of secondary trauma due to research, and to develop a protocol (not one-size-fits-all) for moving forward ethically in this field. The authors have supported vulnerable...
The Researcher Wellbeing Project (RWP) focused on understanding the potential impacts, including secondary trauma, of researching emotionally challenging topics; and establishing what, if anything, researchers have in place to help them cope and what they would like to be in place. The overwhelming reception the RWP has received from staff has been...
The present study examined the economic well‐being of disabled and nondisabled men and women in the United Kingdom. Using the 2009–2014 Life Opportunities Survey (N = 6,159 adults), the study is the first longitudinal study to empirically compare the economic well‐being of disabled women in contrast to disabled men and nondisabled men and women. Hi...
Over recent decades it has consistently been shown that disabled adults in the UK fare worse in the labour market and have lower levels of wellbeing than non-disabled adults. However, this is in part due to the selection into dis-ability of those with existing socio-economic disadvantages. In this article, we use panel data from the combined Britis...
If you have yet to write a Researcher Wellbeing Plan, or if you would like a reminder, please read the following guidance on what to do if you/the researcher gets distressed. Please feel free to edit this document and use it as guidance in your ethics application (simply reference it as indicated in the footnote).
Guidance on managing researcher wellbeing when undertaking emotionally challenging research-grouped into gold, silver and bronze categories. While the capacity of researchers to manage the emotional challenges of their work is influenced by their personal attributes and resilience, it's also affected by the level of support they receive from the su...
This is a template that researchers can use to help them think about and plan how they will care for themselves (and be cared for) whilst undertaking emotionally challenging research.
Guidance for researchers completing risk assessments (preferably) before commencing emotionally challenging research. In the UK, it is a legal requirement for employers to conduct a risk assessment if a job could be harmful to the employee. Given this and the Researcher Wellbeing Project (RWP) 1 findings, we recommend that supervisors/principal inv...
This is guidance to help researchers write a wellbeing plan.
This is our Researcher Wellbeing Plan wheel. It is shorter and some people might find easier to fill out and remember than the standard template.
This is simply a list of people who provide clinical supervision to researchers undertaking emotionally challenging research.
In 2024 we have costed services proposed within our Researcher Wellbeing Plans. This document provides a list of these cost so that you can use them to put into your UK funding proposals.
Based on a review of existing literature and our research findings, we created a list of institutional guidelines focusing on improving the support systems required to help navigate the difficulties of emotionally challenging research. The guidelines are tiered into three progressive standards of implementation: Bronze, Silver, and Gold. Each stand...
When conducting sensitive research, researchers must be prepared to respond promptly and effectively to any signs of serious risk of harm or severe distress expressed by participants. The primary goal is to ensure participants' safety and wellbeing, while maintaining the integrity of the research process. Researchers should approach such situations...
When conducting sensitive research, researchers must be prepared to respond promptly and effectively to situations when participants experience distress. The primary goal is to ensure participants' safety and wellbeing, while maintaining the integrity of the research process. Researchers should approach such situations with empathy, care, and a cle...
This form is designed to document incidents when research participants experience distress. It is imperative that this form is used in a manner that respects participants' privacy and adheres to ethical guidelines and data protection regulations. The researcher who witnessed or managed the incident is responsible for completing the form and collabo...
Based on a review of existing literature and our research findings, we created a list of institutional guidelines focusing on improving the support systems required to help navigate the difficulties of emotionally challenging research 1. The guidelines are tiered into three progressive standards of implementation: Bronze, Silver, and Gold. Each sta...
This is and outline of what the RWSCG does and your options in terms of joining.
Over the last 40 years, academics, activists and policymakers have attempted to improve police and criminal justice (CJ) responses to rape, yet attrition in rape cases continues to rise (ONS, 2021). Rape attrition studies have increasingly scrutinised the CJ process, initially in smaller scale, local research (for example, Lees and Gregory, 1993) a...
The UK Government (2021a) recently calculated that 14 million people in the UK are disabled. That’s around 21% of the population, a figure that has steadily increased from 18% a decade ago. This matters because there are substantial differences in life outcomes for disabled people. There is a 50% difference in household income between disabled and...
The UK Government recently calculated that 14 million people in the UK are disabled. That's around 21% of the population, a figure that has steadily increased from 18% a decade ago. This matters because there are substantial differences in life outcomes for disabled people. There is a 50% difference in household income between disabled and non-disa...
Domestic abuse refers to incidents of emotional, psychological, economic, physical or sexual abuse, controlling, coercive, violent or threatening behavior between partners, ex-partners, or family members (Domestic Abuse Act 2021 Part 1(1)). Victim-survivors can suffer serious physical injuries and psychological consequences, with survivors having h...
With only 1.6% of reported rapes resulting in charges or summons to court , and over 80% not even being reported to the police, on 18th June 2021 HM Government admitted that the criminal justice system is failing victim-survivors. Greatly increased requests for digital (e.g. phones) and third party (e.g. school or mental health records) evidence fr...
This paper asks and answers the question: What are the dynamic gendered effects of new onset dis-ability on paid employment, wages and work hours? The data analysed comes from both the British Household Panel Survey and the Understanding Society Survey from 1991-2015. We conclude with recommendations for policy and practice.
This is the final report of an evaluative study of project CRUSH, a project aimed at enhancing the knowledge and skill sets of 13 to 18-year olds to form healthy relationships and address their preconceptions with regard to domestic abuse. The study analyses audio recordings of two complete runs of the programme held within two separate schools, th...
This project evaluates the Independent Domestic Violence Advisor Plus service (IDVA+), and multiagency working involving the IDVA+, in Bath and North East Somerset. The research methods included a focus group with the IDVA+ and related service providers, service user questionnaires, service user interview, interviews with related service providers,...
Theories have been used to explain gender-based violence (GBV) in U.S. universities (e.g. Gervais, DiLillo and McChargue, 2014; Tewksbury and Mustaine's, 2001) but they have limited utility in UK universities, as the history, composition, geography, and culture of UK universities differs (Phipps and Smith, 2012; Stenning et al., 2012). Due to these...
There is an international body of evidence indicating that universities are significant sites for GBV (DeGue, 2014). Understanding the prevalence, characteristics, and impacts of GBV among university students and staff is essential for universities to effectively prevent and combat it. In the UK, a limited number of studies have started to address...
Criminal justice responses to rape and sexual assault in the UK have long been criticised for treating victims with suspicion and subjecting them to aggressive questioning (Stern, 2010). Research has shown that stereotypes about rape, for example, that those who delay reporting an incident to the police are more likely to be lying, have affected co...
Previous studies have provided an insight into the lives of disabled mothers, but little attention has been paid to disabled working mothers. This paper draws on interviews with women who had a formal diagnosis of dyslexia, to discuss: particular difficulties when combining work and mothering; the perceived positive impacts on work and education, o...
Previous studies have provided an insight into the lives of disabled mothers, but little attention has
been paid to disabled working mothers. This paper draws on interviews with women who had a
formal diagnosis of dyslexia, to discuss: particular difficultieswhen combining work andmothering;
the perceived positive impacts on work and education, of...
This article focuses on the possible impacts of Confucianism on the experiences of middle-class East Asian women with dependent children in Britain. By using the concept of 'intersectionality', it aims to understand the ways in which mothering identity intersects with class and East Asian cultural identity in the British context, and how identities...
Despite years of policy reform in England and Wales, court responses to rape and sexual assault victims remain inadequate. Existing literature often relies on interviews, is outdated by policy, or ignores underlying assumptions. This study therefore observed rape and sexual assault trials, identifying underlying assumptions using critical discourse...
Women with children have been depicted as struggling to justify themselves in the shadow of intensive mothering ideology. However, little is said about women who have a disability such as dyslexia, and how disability may intersect with intensive mothering ideology to present additional challenges. In this paper, life-story interviews are drawn upon...
This paper focuses on the ways in which mothering, work and dyslexia intersect in lived experience. The theoretical framework used to interpret these experiences draws on competing discourses variously imposed on and internalised by the individual; however, it also stresses the ability (however limited) of the individual to reframe and therefore co...
In Britain in the past 25 years there have been substantial changes in police responses to survivors of rape and sexual assault. Little is known about the impact of these changes on young survivors. In this article, the authors draw on interviews with nine youth aged 14 to 16 who reported a sexual offense to one police service in England. They disc...
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In this edited collection leading authors in the field draw on their experience to address key methodological questions and challenges that have arisen from the recent proliferation of research projects and government funded initiatives on violence against women. Topics include: evaluation research and feminist methodology; using quantitative and q...
