Liz Kelly Explained

Liz Kelly
Honorific Suffix:CBE
Birth Place:United Kingdom
Workplaces:Child and Woman Abuse Studies Unit (CWASU), London Metropolitan University
End Violence Against Women Coalition

Elizabeth A. Kelly CBE (born 1951)[1] is a British professor and director of the Child and Woman Abuse Studies Unit (CWASU), London Metropolitan University,[2] former head of the, now defunct, Women's National Commission,[3] and co-chair, along with Marai Larasi, of the End Violence Against Women Coalition.[4]

Career

Kelly has written numerous papers and articles relating to violence against women and children, and has been a guest editor on the journal Child Abuse Review.[5]

Her review of why so many alleged rapists go unprosecuted and unconvicted, which she conducted for the Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate, stated, "that at each stage of the legal process, stereotypes and prejudices play a part in decision-making".[6] [7]

In her book "The Hidden Gender of Law", Kelly argues "there is no clear distinction between consensual sex and rape, but a continuum of pressure, threat, coercion and force". She claims that all women experience sexual violence at some points in their lives.[8]

Kelly's publication "Surviving Sexual Violence" defines sexual violence as including "any physical, visual, verbal or sexual act that is experienced by the woman or girl, at the time or later, as a threat, invasion or assault, that has the effect of hurting her or degrading her and/or takes away her ability to control". Such a definition was criticised by Wendy McElroy, describing it as "disastrously subjective" also noting "regret is not a benchmark of consent".[9]

Kelly was awarded the CBE in the 2000 New Years Honours, for services to combating violence against women and children.

Recognition

She was recognized as one of the BBC's 100 women of 2017.[10]

Bibliography

Books

Chapters in books

Journal articles

Papers

For the CWASU

Home Office

Other papers

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kelly, Liz, 1951– . . 30 September 2015 .
  2. Web site: Liz Kelly . . 30 September 2015 . dead . https://archive.today/20140319143647/https://metranet.londonmet.ac.uk/research-units/hrsj/staff-and-associates/liz-kelly.cfm . 19 March 2014 . dmy-all .
  3. Web site: Professor Liz Kelly CBE . . 30 September 2015 . 19 October 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161019001914/http://wnc.equalities.gov.uk/about-wnc/wnc-commissioners/commissioners-biographies/272-professor-liz-kelly-cbe.html . dead .
  4. Web site: Our people: our board of trustees . . 6 October 2015 .
  5. Kelly . Liz (guest editor) . Pringle . Keith (guest editor) . Editorial: Gender and child harm . Child Abuse Review . 18 . 6 . 367–371 . 10.1002/car.1097 . November 2009 .
  6. News: Baird . Vera . You've been raped. Why bother reporting it? . . 10 April 2002 . 30 September 2015 .
  7. Book: Kelly, Liz . Routes to (in)justice: a research review on the reporting, investigation and prosecution of rape cases . 6 . . London . October 2001 . 224119621 . Literature review. Pdf.
  8. Book: Messerschmidt, James W.. Masculinities and Crime: Critique and Reconceptualization of Theory. 27 September 1993. Rowman & Littlefield. Google Books. 9780847678693.
  9. Book: McElroy, Wendy. Sexual Correctness: The Gender-Feminist Attack on Women. 1 January 2001. McFarland. Google Books. 9780786411443.
  10. News: 2017-09-27 . BBC 100 Women 2017: Who is on the list? . en-GB . BBC News . 2022-12-17.

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