Fariba Nawa & Teri Yuan

This week we're revisiting our Feminism in the Age of COVID-19 online event series that took place this past June and July. On June 12th we were joined by journalist and author Fariba Nawa and by En(Gender)ed Collective founder Teri Yuan.Together we discussed accountability for violence against women in different contexts and how this work has shifted during COVID-19. This conversation touches on how the issues surrounding domestic violence differ in the United States versus Turkey and the Middle East, and how to foster greater accountability moving forward.Some Questions I Ask:How do different cultures handle the issue of sexual and gender-based violence? (10:15)How do faith leaders factor in the fight against domestic violence? (14:08)How does the concept of accountability shift in different settings? (27:33)Audience Questions:Why is it important to approach this issue through a feminist lens? (40:06)How does the fact that for many women, the home is not a safe place, affect this discussion? (46:21)What is some advice for feminist allies who want to help? (52:40)In This Episode, You Will Learn:About Fariba Nawa and her work (6:18)About Teri Yuan and her work (8:03)How family and support systems help women to escape from violence (10:43)How domestic violence is more than just physical violence (20:42)How sexual violence is an expression of patriarchy's values (27:06)How increases in overall violence lead to increases in sexual and gender-based violence (28:02)Teri's three levels of accountability (32:23)How sexism is the last socially-acceptable form of oppression (36:47)Resources:Fariba's WebsiteOnSpec PodcastEn(Gender)ed CollectiveEn(Gender)ed Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.