Archive - Jane Gilmore

Violence and justice in journalism

“When the myths and lies that feed fearsome acts go unchallenged, those myths and lies go from expedient to embedded in language and culture.” - Bruce…

May 27 •

April 2025

Rape is a Theoretical Crime: Part 6 - 50 years of change and reform

Since the 1970s, feminists and advocates have done so much to change how people think about and respond to rape. Did it work? If not, was all that work…

Apr 24 •

March 2025

Rape is a theoretical Crime: Part 5 - Justice in the justice system

The purpose of the justice system is not to find justice for victims. It is to ensure a fair trial for people accused of crimes and then punish the…

Mar 13 •

February 2025

Sector Speak Part 2: The history and future of the language of violence

There are reasons – good reasons – for the ubiquity of sector speak. But there are also good reasons to change it.

Feb 13 •

Sector Speak Part 1: the language of violence

After years of watching media use language to minimise violence, render perpetrators invisible and dehumanise victims, it is horrifying to see exactly…

Feb 11 •

January 2025

A Huge New Year

Starting a PhD, releasing two new books, and ten years of fixed it – 2025 is going to be a HUGE year for me.

Jan 13 •

December 2024

Rape is a Theoretical Crime: Part 4 - Why Do Men rape?

There is no simple or single answer to this question but believing in rape myths and shamed masculinity are common in men who rape. This might give us a…

Dec 12, 2024 •

November 2024

Rape is a Theoretical Crime: Part 3 - Shame Must Change Sides

Gisèle Pelicot, a 72 year old French woman, has become a worldwide icon for her refusal to accept shame after being raped by more than eighty men. Why…

Nov 27, 2024 •

Rape is a Theoretical Crime: Part 2 - Understanding Rape Myths

Rape myths decriminalise sexual violence by setting unrealistic conditions for ‘real rape’. Anything outside those conditions makes women responsible…

Nov 14, 2024 •

Rape is a theoretical crime: Part 1 - The Data

In 2020, then Victims’ Commissioner, Dame Vera Baird QC, said the UK’s 1.6% conviction rate was ‘the effective decriminalisation of rape’. The…

Nov 5, 2024 •

August 2024

Inside a buckling system people are breaking

FDSV Commissioner Micaela Cronin said we need to change the language we use to talk about domestic and sexual violence. We can start by not talking…

Aug 26, 2024 •

July 2024

Invisible children killed by visible parents

When parents kill their children, there is almost always a history of domestic violence and child abuse. Why is it so rare that we hear from, or even…

Jul 6, 2024 •

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