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CSW63 Parallel Event: The Safety of Women & Girls in Educational Settings

The Division on Women and Crime (DWC) of the American Society of Criminology (ASC) presented a panel at CSW63 titled “The Safety of Women & Girls in Educational Settings” on March 19, 2019 from 2:30-4:00pm at the Church Centre for the United Nations Headquarters. This is the first year that DWC and ASC have participated at the CSW. Dr. Rosemary Barberet, UN Representative, International Sociological Association & Criminologists Without Borders (USA), Professor, John Jay College of Criminal Justice (USA) moderated this panel. Maintaining a focus on violence against women, panelists incorporated educational settings into their discussions. Dr. Elaina Behounek, Assistant Professor, Middle Georgia State University (USA), spoke on “The Safety of Women and Girls in Educational Settings: A Global Overview.” Ms. Eleni Fotou, Forensic Psychologist, VIA-STOP, Institute for the Prevention and Treatment of Violence and the Promotion of Gender Equality presented “Empowering School Children in Greece in Identifying, Reporting, and Standing Up to Violence and Discrimination.” Ms. Amelia Roskin-Frazee, DWC Student Member and Activist, Columbia University (USA) spoke on “Sexual Violence Amongst Women in Educational Settings.” Ms. Alethia Jimenez, Policy Specialist, Ending Violence Against Women, UN Women (USA) presented a UN Women’s Guidance Note on “Prevention and Response to Violence Against Women in University Campus Settings.” Dr. Sheetal Ranjan, Chair, Division on Women & Crime of the American Society of Criminology, Associate Professor, William Paterson University (USA) closed out the panel with a presentation on “Violence Prevention: A Coordinated Community Response Approach.”