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'''Jessica Taylor''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|FRSA}} is a British [[Feminism|feminist]] author and campaigner. She was a Senior Lecturer in Forensic and Criminological Psychology at the [[University of Derby]]. Taylor is the author of the 2020 book ''Why Women Are Blamed For Everything.'' She has made appearances on British television, including [[BBC Two]] documentary ''Womanhood,''<ref>{{Cite web|title=BBC Two - Womanhood|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0011xgn|access-date=2021-11-27|website=BBC|language=en-GB}}</ref> and in the true crime documentary ''My Lover, My Kille''r, which aired on [[Channel 5 (British TV channel)|Channel Five]].<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Graffius|first1=Catriona|last2=Sun|first2=The|date=2021-06-01|title=Millionaire kills lover over sex video|work=news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site|url=https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/news-life/millionaire-peter-morgan-killed-escort-over-threesome-video/news-story/2db86793afa7f2055f27733ccef25c0b|access-date=2022-01-09}}</ref> |
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'''Jessica Taylor''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|FRSA}} |
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==Early life== |
==Early life== |
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Taylor grew up in a council estate in [[Stoke-on-Trent]].<ref name = "onestopsocial">{{cite web |title=Championing a 'VictimFocus' World with Jessica Eaton |url=https://onestopsocial.co.uk/2019/01/16/championing-victimfocus-jessica-eaton/ |website=onestopsocial.co.uk |accessdate=10 July 2020 |date=16 January 2019}}</ref> She claims to have been repeatedly sexually and physically abused as a teenager by men in her town, which she kept hidden from her family. As the result of her repeated [[rape]]s, Taylor gave birth to her first child at the age of 17 and reported her abuse to the police.<ref name = "onestopsocial"/> |
Taylor grew up in a council estate in [[Stoke-on-Trent]].<ref name = "onestopsocial">{{cite web |title=Championing a 'VictimFocus' World with Jessica Eaton |url=https://onestopsocial.co.uk/2019/01/16/championing-victimfocus-jessica-eaton/ |website=onestopsocial.co.uk |accessdate=10 July 2020 |date=16 January 2019}}</ref> She claims to have been repeatedly sexually and physically abused as a teenager by men in her town, which she kept hidden from her family. As the result of her repeated [[rape]]s, Taylor gave birth to her first child at the age of 17 and reported her abuse to the police.<ref name = "onestopsocial"/> |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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Taylor began volunteering with [[domestic violence]] victims before deciding to earn her [[Bachelor of Science]] Hons degree in psychology from the Open University.<ref><nowiki><ref></nowiki>https://www.oups.org.uk/mindfulness-stress-management-review<nowiki>.<ref></nowiki></ref> Upon receiving her degree, Taylor co-founded ''The Eaton Foundation,'' the first Male Mental Health and Wellbeing Centre in the UK, with Alex Eaton.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jessica Eaton School of Psychology Doctoral Researcher |url=https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/psychology/people/dr-students/eaton-jessica.aspx |website=birmingham.ac.uk |accessdate=11 July 2020}}</ref> She eventually quit her job and founded VictimFocus, an organization that would address [[victim blaming]] practices in [[Social care in the United Kingdom|social care]], [[Law enforcement in the United Kingdom|policing]], mental health and support services.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Taylor |first1=Jessica |title=Why do we blame women for the actions of rapists, traffickers, and abusers? |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/life/do-blame-women-actions-rapists-traffickers-abusers/ |accessdate=10 July 2020 |publisher=The Telegraph |date=14 May 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200601085457/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/life/do-blame-women-actions-rapists-traffickers-abusers/ |archivedate=1 June 2020}}</ref> For her efforts, she was shortlisted for the 2017 and 2018 Emma Humphreys Memorial Prize.<ref>{{cite web |title=2017 shortlist|website=myzen.co.uk|url=http://www.c5769339.myzen.co.uk/news/2017-shortlist |accessdate=10 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Jessica Eaton – Individual Award Nominee – 2018 |url=https://emmahumphreys.org/2019/01/19/jessica-eaton-individual-award-nominee-2018/ |website=emmahumphreys.org |accessdate=10 July 2020 |date=19 January 2019}}</ref> |
Taylor began volunteering with [[domestic violence]] victims before deciding to earn her [[Bachelor of Science]] Hons degree in psychology from the Open University.<ref><nowiki><ref></nowiki>https://www.oups.org.uk/mindfulness-stress-management-review<nowiki>.<ref></nowiki></ref> Upon receiving her degree, Taylor co-founded ''The Eaton Foundation,'' the first Male Mental Health and Wellbeing Centre in the UK, with Alex Eaton.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jessica Eaton School of Psychology Doctoral Researcher |url=https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/psychology/people/dr-students/eaton-jessica.aspx |website=birmingham.ac.uk |accessdate=11 July 2020}}</ref> She eventually quit her job and founded VictimFocus, an organization that would address [[victim blaming]] practices in [[Social care in the United Kingdom|social care]], [[Law enforcement in the United Kingdom|policing]], mental health and support services.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Taylor |first1=Jessica |title=Why do we blame women for the actions of rapists, traffickers, and abusers? |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/life/do-blame-women-actions-rapists-traffickers-abusers/ |accessdate=10 July 2020 |publisher=The Telegraph |date=14 May 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200601085457/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/life/do-blame-women-actions-rapists-traffickers-abusers/ |archivedate=1 June 2020}}</ref> For her efforts, she was shortlisted for the 2017 and 2018 Emma Humphreys Memorial Prize.<ref>{{cite web |title=2017 shortlist|website=myzen.co.uk|url=http://www.c5769339.myzen.co.uk/news/2017-shortlist |accessdate=10 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Jessica Eaton – Individual Award Nominee – 2018 |url=https://emmahumphreys.org/2019/01/19/jessica-eaton-individual-award-nominee-2018/ |website=emmahumphreys.org |accessdate=10 July 2020 |date=19 January 2019}}</ref> |
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⚫ | In 2019, Taylor completed her PhD in [[forensic psychology]] from the [[University of Birmingham]] with a thesis titled ''‘Logically, I know I’m not to blame but I still feel to blame’: exploring and measuring victim blaming and self-blame of women who have been subjected to sexual violence.''<ref>{{cite thesis |title='Logically, I know I'm not to blame but I still feel to blame': exploring and measuring victim blaming and self-blame of women who have been subjected to sexual violence |url=https://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/9820/ |website=etheses.bham.ac.uk |date=12 December 2019 |accessdate=10 July 2020|type=d_ph |last1=Eaton |first1=Jessica }}</ref> While working towards her doctoral degree, Taylor was appointed to Chair of the Parliamentary Conference on Violence Against Women and Girls.<ref>{{cite web |title=PhD student announced as Chair of the Parliamentary Conference on Violence Against Women and Girls |url=https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/psychology/news-events/2017/05Aug-conference-chair.aspx |website=birmingham.ac.uk |accessdate=11 July 2020 |date=5 September 017}}</ref> Upon finishing her doctoral research, Taylor became a Senior Lecturer in Criminal and Forensic Psychology. |
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⚫ | In 2020, Taylor self-published her thesis as a book titled ''Why Women are Blamed for Everything''. Based on three years of doctoral research and 10 years of practice with women and girls, the book explores the reasons why society and individual psychology |
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Upon the book’s release, Taylor received large amounts of online hate on [[Facebook]] and [[Twitter]] and her personal computer was hacked.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Flood |first1=Alison |title=Author of book about victim blaming bombarded with misogynist abuse |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/apr/24/author-book-victim-blaming-misogynist-abuse-jessica-taylor |accessdate=10 July 2020 |work=The Guardian |date=24 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Slisco |first1=Aila |title=Author of Book Explaining Why Women Are Victim-Blamed Targeted by Online Hacking, Harassment |url=https://www.newsweek.com/author-book-explaining-why-women-are-victim-blamed-targeted-online-hacking-harassment-1500191 |website=newsweek.com |accessdate=10 July 2020 |date=24 April 2020}}</ref> ''Why Women are Blamed for Everything'' sold 10,000 copies in its first two months before being bought by the publishing company [[Constable & Robinson|Constable]].<ref name="thebookseller.com">{{Cite web|title=Constable claims self-publishing success Why Women Are Blamed for Everything {{!}} The Bookseller|url=https://www.thebookseller.com/news/constable-claims-self-publishing-success-story-why-women-are-blamed-everything-1211418|access-date=2021-10-19|website=www.thebookseller.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet|user=DrJessTaylor|number=1277205215624802304|date=June 28, 2020|title=My self-published book sold 10,000 copies in 2 months, got picked up by an awesome publisher and will be going everywhere soon! I’m so excited! Can’t believe how well the book has done. Thank you so much to everyone who has supported the book so far.}}</ref> |
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⚫ | In 2019, Taylor completed her PhD in [[forensic psychology]] from the [[University of Birmingham]] with a thesis titled ''‘Logically, I know I’m not to blame but I still feel to blame’: exploring and measuring victim blaming and self-blame of women who have been subjected to sexual violence.''<ref>{{cite thesis |title='Logically, I know I'm not to blame but I still feel to blame': exploring and measuring victim blaming and self-blame of women who have been subjected to sexual violence |url=https://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/9820/ |website=etheses.bham.ac.uk |date=12 December 2019 |accessdate=10 July 2020|type=d_ph |last1=Eaton |first1=Jessica }}</ref> While working towards her doctoral degree, Taylor was appointed to Chair of the Parliamentary Conference on Violence Against Women and Girls.<ref>{{cite web |title=PhD student announced as Chair of the Parliamentary Conference on Violence Against Women and Girls |url=https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/psychology/news-events/2017/05Aug-conference-chair.aspx |website=birmingham.ac.uk |accessdate=11 July 2020 |date=5 September 017}}</ref> Upon finishing her doctoral research, Taylor became a Senior Lecturer in Criminal and Forensic Psychology. She was later recognized for her "contribution to the psychology of victim blaming of women, her work in mental health and her contribution to feminism" by the [[Royal Society of Arts]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Jessica Eaton Granted a Fellowship of the Royal Society of Arts |url=https://sateda.org/jessica-eaton-granted-fellowship-royal-society-arts/ |website=sateda.org |accessdate=10 July 2020 |date=26 April 2019}}</ref> |
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In 2022, Taylor published her second book, ''Sexy But Psycho: Uncovering the Labelling of Women and Girls'' through Constable. She described it as ”mixture of academic research, history, psychology and real-life stories of women and girls who have been told that they are mentally ill, instead of being listened to”.<ref name="ReferenceA">{{Cite web|title=Constable scoops Taylor's Sexy But Psycho {{!}} The Bookseller|url=https://www.thebookseller.com/news/constable-scoops-taylors-sexy-psycho-1266417|access-date=2021-10-19|website=www.thebookseller.com}}</ref> The book explores how mental illness has historically been used to discredit women, focusing especially on the 2000s and pop artist [[Britney Spears]].<ref>{{Cite news|first=Kirsty Blake|last=Knox|title=‘Britney was called crazy but men have done much worse’|url=https://m.independent.ie/entertainment/books/britney-was-called-crazy-but-men-have-done-much-worse-41483523.html|date=26 March 2022|access-date=29 April 2022|publisher=Irish Independent}}</ref> |
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⚫ | In 2020, Taylor self-published her thesis as a book titled ''Why Women are Blamed for Everything''. Based on three years of doctoral research and 10 years of practice with women and girls, the book explores the reasons why society and individual psychology It draws on the [[Psychometrics|psychometric]] measure Taylor developed during her doctoral research–called the [https://www.researchgate.net/project/Developing-a-new-psychometric-measure-of-victim-blaming-of-women-and-girls-in-sexual-violence BOWSVA scale]– |
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During the ''[[Depp v. Heard]]'' case, Taylor claimed that [[borderline personality disorder]] and [[histrionic personality disorder]] are "not proven medical conditions" but are instead "highly contested controversial psychiatric labels". On her website, she professed that the former is known in psychology and [[psychiatry]] as a "junk diagnosis", and the latter as a "debunked disorder".<ref>{{cite web |title=‘Debunked’ psychological diagnoses of Amber Heard ‘must be discounted’ |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/amber-heard-johnny-depp-psychologists-b2067492.html |website=The Independent |language=en |date=28 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Predictably, Amber Heard Just Got Diagnosed With BPD and HPD |url=https://www.victimfocus.org.uk/predictably-amber-heard-just-got-diagnosed-with-bpd-and-hpd |website=www.victimfocus.org.uk |language=en |date=29 April 2022}}</ref> |
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==Publications== |
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*''Why Women are Blamed for Everything: Exploring Victim Blaming of Women Subjected to Abuse and Trauma'' (2020)<ref>{{cite book |title=Why women are blamed for everything: exploring victim blaming of women subjected to violence and trauma |url=https://www.worldcat.org/title/why-women-are-blamed-for-everything-exploring-victim-blaming-of-women-subjected-to-violence-and-trauma/oclc/1159730638 |website=worldcat.org |oclc = 1159730638|accessdate=11 July 2020}}</ref> |
*''Why Women are Blamed for Everything: Exploring Victim Blaming of Women Subjected to Abuse and Trauma'' (2020)<ref>{{cite book |title=Why women are blamed for everything: exploring victim blaming of women subjected to violence and trauma |url=https://www.worldcat.org/title/why-women-are-blamed-for-everything-exploring-victim-blaming-of-women-subjected-to-violence-and-trauma/oclc/1159730638 |website=worldcat.org |oclc = 1159730638|accessdate=11 July 2020}}</ref> |
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*'I thought it was just a part of life' Understanding the Scale of Violence Committed Against Women in the UK Since Birth (2021)<ref>{{Cite book|last=Victim Focus|url=https://irp.cdn-website.com/f9ec73a4/files/uploaded/Key-Facts-Document-VAWG-VictimFocus-2021a.pdf|title='I thought it was just a part of life' Understanding the Scale of Violence Committed Against Women in the UK Since Birth|publisher=Victim Focus|year=2021|location=Birmingham}}</ref> |
*'I thought it was just a part of life' Understanding the Scale of Violence Committed Against Women in the UK Since Birth (2021)<ref>{{Cite book|last=Victim Focus|url=https://irp.cdn-website.com/f9ec73a4/files/uploaded/Key-Facts-Document-VAWG-VictimFocus-2021a.pdf|title='I thought it was just a part of life' Understanding the Scale of Violence Committed Against Women in the UK Since Birth|publisher=Victim Focus|year=2021|location=Birmingham}}</ref> |
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*''Sexy But Psycho: Uncovering the Labelling of Women and Girls (2022)''<ref name="ReferenceA"/> |
*''Sexy But Psycho: Uncovering the Labelling of Women and Girls (2022)''<ref name="ReferenceA">{{Cite web|title=Constable scoops Taylor's Sexy But Psycho {{!}} The Bookseller|url=https://www.thebookseller.com/news/constable-scoops-taylors-sexy-psycho-1266417|access-date=2021-10-19|website=www.thebookseller.com}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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Born | Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England |
Education | BSc Psychology Hons, 2015, Open University PhD, forensic psychology, 2019, University of Birmingham |
Known for | Campaigning for the rights of victims |
Jessica Taylor FRSA
Early life
Taylor grew up in a council estate in Stoke-on-Trent.[1] She claims to have been repeatedly sexually and physically abused as a teenager by men in her town, which she kept hidden from her family. As the result of her repeated rapes, Taylor gave birth to her first child at the age of 17 and reported her abuse to the police.[1]
Career
Taylor began volunteering with domestic violence victims before deciding to earn her Bachelor of Science Hons degree in psychology from the Open University.[2] Upon receiving her degree, Taylor co-founded The Eaton Foundation, the first Male Mental Health and Wellbeing Centre in the UK, with Alex Eaton.[3] She eventually quit her job and founded VictimFocus, an organization that would address victim blaming practices in social care, policing, mental health and support services.[4] For her efforts, she was shortlisted for the 2017 and 2018 Emma Humphreys Memorial Prize.[5][6]
In 2019, Taylor completed her PhD in forensic psychology from the University of Birmingham with a thesis titled ‘Logically, I know I’m not to blame but I still feel to blame’: exploring and measuring victim blaming and self-blame of women who have been subjected to sexual violence.[7] While working towards her doctoral degree, Taylor was appointed to Chair of the Parliamentary Conference on Violence Against Women and Girls.[8] Upon finishing her doctoral research, Taylor became a Senior Lecturer in Criminal and Forensic Psychology. She was later recognized for her "contribution to the psychology of victim blaming of women, her work in mental health and her contribution to feminism" by the Royal Society of Arts.[9]
In 2020, Taylor self-published her thesis as a book titled Why Women are Blamed for Everything. Based on three years of doctoral research and 10 years of practice with women and girls, the book explores the reasons why society and individual psychology It draws on the psychometric measure Taylor developed during her doctoral research–called the BOWSVA scale–
Publications
- The Little Orange Book: Learning about abuse from the voice of the child (2018)[10]
- Detoxing Taylor (2011, as Jessica Eaton)[11]
- Why Women are Blamed for Everything: Exploring Victim Blaming of Women Subjected to Abuse and Trauma (2020)[12]
- 'I thought it was just a part of life' Understanding the Scale of Violence Committed Against Women in the UK Since Birth (2021)[13]
- Sexy But Psycho: Uncovering the Labelling of Women and Girls (2022)[14]
References
- ^ <ref>https://www.oups.org.uk/mindfulness-stress-management-review.<ref>
- ^ "Jessica Eaton School of Psychology Doctoral Researcher". birmingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ Taylor, Jessica (14 May 2020). "Why do we blame women for the actions of rapists, traffickers, and abusers?". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 1 June 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- ^ "2017 shortlist". myzen.co.uk. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- ^ "Jessica Eaton – Individual Award Nominee – 2018". emmahumphreys.org. 19 January 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- ^ Eaton, Jessica (12 December 2019). 'Logically, I know I'm not to blame but I still feel to blame': exploring and measuring victim blaming and self-blame of women who have been subjected to sexual violence. etheses.bham.ac.uk (d_ph). Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- ^ "PhD student announced as Chair of the Parliamentary Conference on Violence Against Women and Girls". birmingham.ac.uk. 5 September 017. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
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(help) - ^ "Jessica Eaton Granted a Fellowship of the Royal Society of Arts". sateda.org. 26 April 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- ^ The Little Orange Book : learning about abuse from the voice of the child. OCLC 1054886898. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
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ignored (help) - ^ Jessica Eaton. Detoxing Taylor. OCLC 941734695. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
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ignored (help) - ^ Why women are blamed for everything: exploring victim blaming of women subjected to violence and trauma. OCLC 1159730638. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
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ignored (help) - ^ Victim Focus (2021). 'I thought it was just a part of life' Understanding the Scale of Violence Committed Against Women in the UK Since Birth (PDF). Birmingham: Victim Focus.
- ^ "Constable scoops Taylor's Sexy But Psycho | The Bookseller". www.thebookseller.com. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
External links
- Jessica Taylor publications indexed by Google Scholar