Feminicide in Mexico From the 1990s, there has been a dramatic rise in the murder of women and girls in Mexico. These violent murders are referred to as both the ‘femicide’ and ‘feminicide’. The terms were coined as a means of differentiating the gender-based murders...
We have officially launched our report on the Covid-19 Lockdown and Domestic Abuse. We worked with Solace Women’s Aid to deliver this research, with contributions from University of Greenwich when the first lockdown was instated in March 2020. Watch an animation...
Justice Studio Research: Impact of COVID-19 on 70+ adults in self-isolation. Part I: Spain What was the immediate effect of isolation on older adults across the UK, Spain and the USA? In this series, Justice Studio presents the findings of our innovative peer impact...
In the days following the death of George Floyd, protests against racism have erupted over the globe. These protests move beyond a distain for police brutality into a rightful challenge to white dominated society. Many organisations are being forced to look with fresh...
The Women and Equalities Committee recently called for evidence around the disproportionate effects of Covid-19 on people with protected characteristics. At Justice Studio, we are also concerned about emerging evidence of the disproportionate effect of Covid-19 on...
Environmental conservation, along with equal access to a safe and clean environment, is fundamental to a fair and inclusive world. Unfortunately, our world is not fair or inclusive. Whilst a minority of richer white nations continue to consume at an alarming rate,...
How Government policy on the Corona Virus colluded with domestic abusers Many domestic abuse charities were dismayed when the coronavirus lockdown was announced, with no thought for how women at risk would be protected during this time. Rooted in the knowledge of how...
In the wake of the global Covid-19 pandemic, marginalised communities are at even greater risk than usual. These include groups like the Irish Travellers, which are so often ignored within policy, or openly discriminated against. Given so little publicity has...
“It’s just behaviours” Last week, Dr. Deborah Birx (who is leading the US response to combating the Covid-19 pandemic) appeared on stage in front of the press, flanked by illuminated images of bell curves. Pointing to the flatter of the curves, her message was clear:...
Nearly ten years ago I became passionate about health inequalities when I read Fair Society: Healthy Lives, Professor Sir Michael Marmot’s review of the most effective evidence-based strategies for reducing health inequalities in England. Now, as the corona virus...
