About this episode

Laura interviews Harriet Wistrich about landmark cases and the justice system's response to male violence against women.

In this episode, Laura interviews pioneering human rights lawyer and CEO of the Centre for Women's Justice, Harriet Wistrich, whose groundbreaking work has helped transform the way the justice system responds to male violence against women and girls.    Together, Laura and Harriet analyse landmark cases including John Worboys and Sally Challen, the campaign to criminalise coercive control, and the legal mechanisms used to keep dangerous offenders behind bars.     Harriet also shares the realities of fighting for systemic change through strategic litigation, the legacy of the botched investigation into serial killer Peter Sutcliffe, the role feminism has played in exposing institutional misogyny, and why behavioural patterns-not isolated incidents -must remain central to understanding male violence against women.    This is a fascinating conversation about justice, accountability, law reform, and the power of persistence in changing systems that have historically failed women.  For a deeper dive in to the John Worboys case and…

People in this episode

Host: Laura Richards

Guest: Harriet Wistrich

Topics covered

• male violence against women
• landmark cases
• coercive control
• systemic change
• institutional misogyny
• law reform

Keywords

• justice
• accountability
• law reform
• coercive control
• systemic change
• male violence
• feminism

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Centre for Women's Justice

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