Important as it is, no amount of social media regulation will meaningfully address the manosphere unless we also dismantle the misogyny that underpins it.
- Director of the Monash Gender and Family Violence Prevention Hub and Senior Lecturer in Criminology Monash University, Monash University
In a cabinet reshuffle, Paul Edbrooke has been appointed Victoria’s first minister for Men and boys. Academic evidence gives him some clear policy priorities.
Victoria has announced new teaching resources to tackle the influence of “manosphere” figures among students. But we still don’t have a clear picture of sexism and harassment in our schools.
New research shows that for people living with long COVID and intimate partner violence, each was exacerbated by the other and services were inadequate.
A new study finds that while there have been improvements in the way victim-survivors are treated at work, there is still much to be done.
New research shows women on temporary visas are trapped in family violence by a lack of financial support, safe accommodation, and the threat of their visa being revoked.
Frontline services report that more women are using online or telephone support for family violence during the second lockdown, while more men are also seeking help for abusive behaviour.
New research finds frontline domestic violence workers are at risk of burnout, due to increased pressures around COVID-19.
Rigid gender roles and stereotypes are key drivers of violence against women. So let’s challenge these by starting young.
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