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Mind the Gender Gap

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FEMINIST DEVELOPMENTS IN VIOLENCE AND ABUSE

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Feminist Developments in Violence and Abuse provides a feminist forum for academic work that pushes forward existing knowledge around violence and abuse, informing policy and practice, with the overarching objective of contributing towards ending violence and abuse within our society. The series enables academics, practitioners, policymakers and professionals to continually build and explore their understanding of the dynamics, from the micro- to the macro-level, that are driving violence and abuse. The study of abuse and violence has a large scope for co-producing research, and this series is a home for research involving a broad range of stakeholders; particularly those working in grassroots domestic and sexual violence organisations, police, prosecutors, lawyers, campaign groups, housing and victim services. As violence and abuse research reaches across disciplinary boundaries, the series has an interdisciplinary scope with research impact at the heart.

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  Emma Forbes

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  Nicola Sharp-Jeffs

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  Sofia Persson and Katie Dhingra

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  Jo Roberts

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  Hannah Bows and Jonathan Herring

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  Hannah Bows

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• Gendered Online Abuse Against Women in Public Life: More Than Just Words

  Susan Watson

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Feminist Developments in Violence and Abuse

Mind the Gender Gap: A Mobilities Perspective of Sexual Harassment on the London Underground

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SIÂN LEWIS

University of Plymouth, UK

United Kingdom – North America – Japan – India – Malaysia – China

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For Dad

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Acknowledgements

I want to start by acknowledging the women whose experiences are the foundation of this book. Thank you for sharing your stories with me so candidly. I hope I’ve done justice to them.

The writing of this book coincided with a rough time. As such, these acknowledgements are for those who have cheerleaded me through the writing process and acted as big soft pillows of support in a period of heavy grief. I feel deeply lucky to have so many loving friends who show up in abundance to hang out in the trenches, and to celebrate the wins – including the writing of this book. Life would be crap without you all.

A special mention to Fiona, you are an exceptional friend to me, Mum to Nia, and an all-round wonderful human being. Ricky. Thanks doesn’t begin to cover it. I don’t have the words to show my gratitude for how you’ve kept me afloat, and let me sink without judgement when I needed to. You are the most genuine person I know and I count myself incredibly lucky that we’re muddling through and growing together. You know i’d rather be damned with you. Both of you have held so much of my storm (especially over the last year) and I am so very grateful. Mum and Annie, I’m sure that you are the best people in the world, and I’m endlessly inspired by your softness and resilience. Nick, I’m so glad you’re part of our family.

A heartfelt thank you to Oliver – for always picking up the phone, and for being so generous with your intellect, advice and reassurance. It has made all the difference, and I would have struggled without it. Iain, thanks for your collegiate kindness, workday coffees and cold swims to clear our busy heads. Every team needs someone like you. Janina, for the daily T. Callie, for your proofreading and words of encouragement, and to Paula Saukko, for your supervision of this research project, and pushing me to think laterally.

And Dad, for a lifetime of unconditional love and support. I have so desperately missed you not being here whilst writing this. You would have been disproportionately, embarrasingly proud. To make up for it, I’ll be extra proud of myself.