Gender 305 Human Rights Conversation is a podcast by the University of Victoria Gender 305 students of 2022 and 2023. Topics span Abortion Rights, LGBTQ2S+ rights, gender-based discrimination, and gender-based violence through the lens of human rights. Thank you to Tamara Gonsalves and all the students of Gender 305, who have spent much time and effort to educate and bring these critical topics to the community.

Tune in weekly for more conversations on human rights and international human rights developments.

Music used in the introduction and outro is the track Wonder by respectful child recorded during CFUV's 2017 Basement Closet Session. https://cfuv.bandcamp.com/track/wonderSession

Latest Episodes

Women in Focus: Human Trafficking in Canada Targeting Marginalized Women

In this episode students focus on human trafficking in Canada, exploring how women are suppressed emotionally, spiritually, and physically which can inhibit them from ...

Sex Work in Thailand/ Thai Sex Industry

Summary of the episode:In this episode, students discuss Thailand as an example of how sex workers are treated in the global south. They compare Thailand’s illegal sex...

Gender-Based Violence: Where are the Laws Protecting Women in War?

This podcast discusses gender-based violence against women in war-time, using the war in Ethiopia as an example. On 4 November 2020, war erupted in the Tigray, the war...

Is it Gendered?

When looking at these statistics, one is inclined to believe that all older adults are equally likely to experience some form of elder abuse, but that is unfortunately...

Perpetuating Factors That Contribute to Violence Towards Women

This podcasts presents an overview on violence against women. Considering it a deeply concerning issue around the world and the ubiquity of this issue strengthens the ...

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