Patriarchy, culture, and law: the persistence of gender-based violence [Public media contribution - Other]

As part of my Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship, my research focused on the challenges faced by Kurdish women in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI), and more broadly the Middle East, particularly forced marriages, female genital mutilation (FGM), and honour killings, so called patriarchal trifecta. This article builds on those findings to explore how these practices persist not only in the KRI but also globally, shedding light on the ongoing struggle for gender equality.