This is our second instalment of Patriarchal Violence: A Systemic War On Our Bodies. This discussion interrogates some of the underlying social, political and economic factors which inform gendered violence.

Violence against women occurs every single day worldwide and in various ways. Narratives of victimisation are often used to account for how women ‘experience violence’. Although some of these accounts might be necessary, it is also important to talk about the underlying social, economic and political factors which inform gendered violence. It is also crucial to talk about various forms of organised resistance by those who oppose these systems of violence, with a particular focus on the role of women in these struggles. The upcoming webinar titled Patriarchal Violence: A systemic war on our bodies seeks to address these issues, including the following themes:

• various forms of violence against women
• the relationship between patriarchy, gender and violence at a global scale
• the historical and current contexts which allow for the accelerated violence against women
• violence against women as a devaluation of women’s lives and labour
• are there other ways in which women can intensify resistance against the war on women?