Domestic and family violence hasn’t been a major election issue. While the major parties are starting to talk about it, it’s not enough.
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In Vancouver, converging municipal development agendas and unstable nonprofit funding frameworks have led to the closure of essential services for sex workers.
There is scant evidence to suggest more punitive measures will discourage violence against women. Policy-makers should instead use a balanced approach that prevents violence before it occurs.
Research shows former incels found misogynistic influencers when looking for help. A developmental psychologist with a focus on adolescent boys offers key takeaways for parents seeking to create healthy, supportive spaces.
A legal framework for protecting women MPs has already been developed. The government should revive it, and address the underlying causes of online abuse.
Adolescence compellingly showcases the disturbing experiences of youth confronted with bullying, misogyny and gender-based violence, as well as the relationships between fathers and their sons.
Primary prevention is aimed at addressing the underlying drivers of violence so it never occurs. But many interventions also aim to reduce and respond to violence.
A new report has recommended courts have independent lawyers for victims of sexual violence. Here’s how it would make the judicial system safer.
Some universities’ non-discrimination and gender-based violence policies have been criticized on equality grounds, and this needs to change.
A South African court judgment makes it clear that accusing someone by name is not necessarily harassment.
Digital nostalgic features like iPhone’s ‘Memories’ risk retraumatizing survivors of abuse. Tech companies should consider options for safer, more inclusive design of these features.
Protests against femicide led by feminist groups have gained increasing attention in recent years. However, the polarized political climate in Mexico has undermined the demands of these demonstrations.
At face value, any public action the Kenyan government takes to show that it’s listening to its citizens is important – but it’s only a first step.
The holiday season is supposed to be a happy time, but many find themselves at increased risk of harm by family violence.
Current crisis accommodation is isolating, frightening and doesn’t meet the needs of woman and children, but one program is succeeding where others fail.
Two inquiries of recent times came with myriad recommendations to save Indigenous lives from domestic violence, but few have been acted upon.
Interviews with 25 men from seven African countries revealed that some abused men choose to control their reactions, associating real manliness with non-violence.
Domestic violence is not a random event. New research indicates most men who perpetrate domestic violence have contact with police well before they are charged with a domestic violence crime.
Amid the complete ban on non-statutory expenditure imposed when councils go bankrupt, entire domestic abuse services are at risk of closure. This could have disastrous results.
Everyone — from academics to policymakers to the public — needs to think about how we can address toxic beliefs to create long-lasting change and foster safer online communities.
Top contributors
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Professor of Family and Sexual Violence, RMIT University
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Professor (Practice), Faculty of Business and Economics, Monash University
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Professor of Political Science and Chair of the South African Research Initiative in Gender Politics, Stellenbosch University
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Associate Professor in Criminology, The University of Melbourne
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Adjunct Assistant Professor, Media and Technology Studies, and Director of the Feminist Collaboratory and Data Visualization Centre, University of Alberta
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Professor, Department of Sociology & Anthropology, University of Guelph
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Director of Monash Indigenous Studies Centre, Chief Investigator for the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for the Elimination of Violence against Women (CEVAW), School of Philosophical, Historical & International Studies, School of Social Sciences (SOSS), Monash University
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Senior Lecturer in Global Studies, RMIT University
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Assistant Professor, Global Development Studies, Queen's University, Ontario
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Associate Professor, Indigenous Education & Research Centre, James Cook University
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Associate Professor of Disaster and Emergency Management, York University, Canada
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Criminologist / Senior Lecturer, Stellenbosch University
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Senior lecturer, University of Exeter
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Assistant Professor, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam; Independent Social Research Foundation
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Professor of Social Work; Leneen Forde Chair in Child & Family Research, Griffith University