One in seven Australians say they’ve engaged in tech-based workplace harassment – and it’s often designed to offend, humiliate and distress the victim.
Sexual deepfake abuse silences women, causing lasting harm, and laws to protect them are inconsistent. A global approach is vital if society truly wants to address the problem.
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.
More research is needed on the legal processes and experiences of LGBTQ+ victim-survivors when seeking protection from abusive partners or family members.
We need not just an acknowledgement of children as victim-survivors in their own right, but a commitment to boost resourcing of child-centred recovery support.
New research reveals that more than half of all Australians have experienced technology-facilitated abuse.
Single Australian women over 60 are the most likely to live in poverty, earning less than $30,000 a year, and it's taking a heavy emotional toll, with mental distress on the rise.
There are ingrained barriers to how far dating app Bumble can go towards emancipating women from the old-fashioned courtship power dynamics it claims to be shifting.
The four main contributors to poor mental health in older women include illness and disability, financial insecurity, maltreatment, and loss and grief.
Before Rosie Batty bravely spoke out about her son’s murder, family violence was rarely publicly discussed. We need to continue to build on her legacy.
Recent incidents involving female athletes underscore a long history of sexualisation and policing of women’s bodies and behaviours, but things are changing, albeit slowly.
“Stranger danger” now lurks less in the streets, and more in adult dating apps, gaming sites and consoles, and social media.
A very personal call to action to change the conversation around gender-based violence.
To claim an equal future in sport, we have to shift the dial and support women leaders at all levels of the sport ecosystem.
Xanana Gusmao’s recent visit to a disgraced priest in Timor-Leste proves patriarchal forces are still very much in play.
The pandemic has had a marked impact on sexual and gender-based violence reporting in conflict zones.
How big does the problem have to be before something is done about it?
A new research project is aiming to better understand the extent, nature and impact of rising tech-facilitated abuse.
The way we depict women who have experienced domestic violence needs to shift from the stereotype of broken and cowering, to reflect their strength and bravery, too.
Sharman Stone has worked to advance the rights of women for more than 20 years, in Parliament and as Ambassador for Women and Girls, but her work isn't finished yet.
A new toolkit aims to give women living with disability an avenue to tackle abuse, and to support them to escape community and at-home violence.
We need to have conversations about gendered language and its role in fostering prejudice.
To address it, dowry abuse first needs to be recognised as a key form of economic abuse within the broader framework of domestic and family violence.
To drive lasting change regarding sexual harassment and assault, greater effort needs to be directed towards preventing these issues from arising in the first place.
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