Keeping women safe from violence fuelled by alcohol. Making the case for action

Keeping Women Safe From Violence Fueled By Alcohol – Making the Case for Action Season 3, Episode 9

For the ninth episode in our third season we explore the role alcohol plays in fueling violence against women.

Together with Caterina Giorgi and Kristina Sperkova we’re telling the story of how we can keep women safe from violence fueled by alcohol. We learn from advocacy success and real progress in Australia and make the case for action.

In this episode, host Maik Dünnbier speaks with Caterina and Kristina about their experiences of advocating for alcohol policy to be part of the solutions to the crisis of gender-based violence. They dive into the Australian story and learn about the advocacy success and we discuss the global picture of alcohol’s role in men’s violence against women and why there’s little progress in problem recognition and policy development. They explore the factors of success in Australia and talk about other countries where similar coalitions are achieving progress.

They also talk about the commercial drivers of men’s violence against women, the importance of partnerships and of women with lived experience driving the conversation and they discuss the responsibility of governments to take action.

Our guests

Caterina is the CEO of FARE, the Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education.

FARE is a not-for-profit organisation with a vision for an Australia free from alcohol harms – where communities are healthy and well, and where laws, policies and programs are fair, equitable and just. In her role as CEO of FARE, Caterina is partnering with affected communities and women with lived experience, survivng men’s violence fueled by alcohol. Together they’ve mounted an impactful advocacy initiative to make alcohol policy a priority in the national response to the crisis of violence against women.

Follow Caterina’s work on LinkedIn.

Kristina is the International President of Movendi International.

Movendi International is the largest global social movement working to protect people from the harms caused by alcohol companies and to achieve development for all through advancing alcohol policy solutions so that everyone can live up to their fullest potential. In her role as President of Movendi, Kristina has been leading the work to address alcohol harm as a feminist issue, exposing how the alcohol industry foments stereotypes, norms, and behaviors that dehumanize, objectify and sexualize women and fuel gender-based violence.

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Resources for the episode

FARE has a dedicated page about action on alcohol and gendered violence.

FARE’s advocacy campaign timeline is very informative and inspiring.

The Prevention Collective – a global network of practitioners, activists, and researchers working to end gendered violence worldwide – released a comprehensive evidence review on the potential of addressing alcohol to prevent and reduce gendered violence.

Movendi International resources on alcohol’s role in gendered violence:

• 300+ resources article on issues regarding alcohol violence.
• 18 blog posts by Kristina Sperkova with a feminist lens on alcohol harm and policy actions, with a focus on alcohol policy action to prevent and reduce men’s violence against women.
• 50+ science digest articles summarizing latest science on alcohol and violence against women and the prevention potential of alcohol policy.
• World class research report: Alcohol and violence – part of the research report series “Alcohol and Society”.

Feedback

Your feedback, questions, and suggestions for future topics and guests is most welcome. Please get in touch at: maik.duennbier@movendi.ngo.

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