'It's just what happens': girls' and young women's views and experiences of violence in Northern Ireland

Siobhan McAlister; Gail Neill; Dirk Schubotz; Michelle Templeton

'It's just what happens': girls' and young women's views and experiences of violence in Northern Ireland

Siobhan McAlister
, Gail Neill
, Dirk Schubotz
, Michelle Templeton

School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work

Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report

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Abstract

Commissioned by the Ending Violence Against Women and Girls Directorate of The Executive Office, the research engaged with 268 girls and young women. Issues explored include: their understandings of violence; learning about gender and violence; experiencing violence; violence in the local context; barriers to reporting violence; preventing violence.

Original language	English
Place of Publication	Belfast
Publisher	Queen's University Belfast
Commissioning body	The Executive Office
Number of pages	75
Publication status	Published - 08 Sept 2023

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 5 Gender Equality
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Keywords

VAWG
violence
girls
young women

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R3375SES: Youth live experience research on violence against girls
McAlister, S. (PI), Schubotz, D. (CoI) & Templeton, M. (CoI)
29/06/2022 → …
Project: Research

6 Invited talk
3 Participation in workshop, seminar, course
1 Participation in conference
1 Membership of public/government advisory/policy group or panel
More
- 1 Invited or keynote talk at national or international conference

Everyday Violence - Launch of educational video
McAlister, S. (Speaker) & Neill, G. (Speaker)
11 Dec 2025
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Northern Ireland Affairs Committee Inquiry - Violence Against Women and Girls in Northern Ireland
McAlister, S. (Invited speaker)
18 Jun 2025
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk

File
Domestic Abuse, Children and Young People Seminar
McAlister, S. (Invited speaker)
21 Mar 2025
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited or keynote talk at national or international conference

Police investigating sex crimes 'extracted' to deal with rioting
McAlister, S.
18/06/2025
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
24 PSNI officers moved from domestic abuse unit to deal with NI riots
McAlister, S.
18/06/2025
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
24 police officers moved from domestic abuse unit to deal with riots in Ballymena
McAlister, S.
18/06/2025
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities

1 Article

Collecting research evidence to inform programming to tackle violence against young women and girls: the importance of diverse data for policy making
Schubotz, D., McAlister, S. & Neill, G., Mar 2025, In: Youth. 5, 1, 7.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
File
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'It's just what happens': girls' and young women's views and experiences of violence in Northern Ireland

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