There are deeply concerning social trends playing out in our schools that Australian schools aren’t adequately equipped to deal with. The time is long overdue for actions that will build a whole-of-government response to solve these issues.
Despite evidence that street harassment is arguably the most pervasive to women’s safety in public places, very little is known about its prevalence or patterns.
New research shows that for people living with long COVID and intimate partner violence, each was exacerbated by the other and services were inadequate.
The United Nations predicts 340 million women and girls will be living in extreme poverty by 2030, but we can change this.
Victoria is set to raise the age of criminal responsibility to 12 this year, but questions remain as to what responses should be implemented to improve outcomes for young offenders and the community.
Domestic violence can increase amid bushfires, but Australia has a poor track record of responding to it. With a hot summer ahead, authorities are warned to prepare.
The “invisible” nature of interpreters’ roles means many of the challenges they face aren’t widely acknowledged.
A new United Nations report, informed by Monash academic Bebe Loff’s research, offers a practical and evidence-based roadmap for preventing and helping eradicate femicides worldwide.
Given its remit and membership, the inquiry is unlikely to break new ground – and has met fierce opposition even before starting its work.
Jacinta Walsh’s great grandmother navigated oppressive policies her entire life, and didn’t have a public voice. Now, however, through the family’s storytelling, she does.
While the actions outlined in the plans are admirable, achieving the set targets will require a significant increase in urgency and funding.
Despite a national plan to end violence against women and children, there’s no demonstrable evidence of a change of pace, or the emergency interventions needed, to achieve it.
Has the toxic workplace culture within Parliament House improved at all, despite the groundbreaking Jenkins review?
New research shows Indigenous women experiencing intimate partner violence had engaged with police to help them. However, many didn’t receive the support that potentially could have saved their lives.
A study of data from more than 5000 Indonesian women has found that marrying early – particularly by age 18 – leads to higher depression.
We should celebrate the fact this bill is passing through parliament. It shows the government has responded to insistent calls for change to protect families. However, there are two key concerns.
For more than a decade, there’s been no serious attempt to reach a viable solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, or even a stable arrangement for Gaza, and none seems close now.
Funding initiatives show an emerging agenda for transformation, recognition of the specificity of temporary migrants’ experiences of family violence, and the need for system reforms.
Recognition of forced marriage as a form of family violence paves the way for victim-survivors to seek help, but are the support systems set up for it?
Micro loans promised war-affected Sri Lankan and Cambodian women a way out of poverty as they rebuilt their lives. Instead, the loans trapped them in debt.
While it’s positive to see recognition from the Commonwealth government that the existing Family Violence Provision safety net needs changing, piecemeal intervention won’t go far enough to address underlying structural conditions that undermine women’s searches for safety.
Sexual violence and family violence intersect, but little is known about how responses to perpetrators address intimate partner sexual violence.
The stereotype of the old woman is anxious, dependent, useless, and a burden. But interviews with older women found them contributing to society in myriad ways.
Why the work to hold family violence offenders accountable is only just beginning.
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