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Making sexual assault seem normal or like no big deal can have profound effects on millions of victims.
More needs to be done to protect women against sexual violence perpetrated in war.
‘Laddish’ behaviour at university can’t easily be challenged without understanding the origins of harassment and abuse in schools.
Some teachers are often dismissive in their handling of sexual abuse, labelling it as ‘a bit of fun’ or repeating the old adage ‘it’s because he likes you’.
German criminal law has not recognised rape unless the victim physically resists the attack. But a high-profile trial could be about to change that.
Researchers found over a third of female graduate students and a fifth of male graduate students on the campus of a large public university had experienced sexual harassment.
Sex workers in South Africa are all potential criminals due to the country’s regressive laws. But their status may change soon, making South Africa the first African country to decriminalise sex work.
Anti-rape protests at a South African university have far bigger implications for the country’s ongoing fight against rape culture and patriarchal gender norms.
University campuses are prime locations for rape culture. What can be done about this reality?
How sexual attraction to a disabled body is about more than just desires of the flesh.
By speaking out about sexual violence and creating safe online spaces to seek support, victim-survivors may also encourage others to report the crime.
Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo has been convicted for crimes of sexual violence during war in the Central African Republic. It’s a significant case, but not the historic victory it’s been hailed as.
Domestic and sexual slavery are being used as weapons of war – and the victims are too often forgotten.
Even with the end of the war in central Africa, continuing instability in the region has triggered an epidemic of rape.
Germany has been a world leader in taking in refugees, but a xenophobic outcry at a wave of sexual assaults puts the government in a tight spot.
Pornography is a handy scapegoat that diverts our attention away from our deeper problems with sex and violence.
Accountability for the violence and abuse that people with disability experience begins with recording the offences. In fact, we have long ignored crimes against vulnerable members of our community.
New research reveals how many people over the age of 60 have been raped in the UK – and it is time to act.
On November 25 each year, South Africa launches its annual 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children campaign. Gender based violence is still a massive challenge.
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Professor of Family and Sexual Violence, RMIT University
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Associate Professor in Criminology, The University of Melbourne
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Canada Research Chair in Inequality and Gender, Western University
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Professor of Global & Language Studies, RMIT University
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Professor of Criminology, Durham University
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PhD Candidate, International Relations, Australian National University
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Managing Director, Her Story Consulting & Postdoctoral fellow, Australian National University
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Associate Professor in Criminology, Deakin University
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Professor (Practice), Faculty of Business and Economics, Monash University
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Postdoctoral fellow, Sociology, Western University
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Director, XYX Lab, and Professor, Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture, Monash University
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Professor in Criminal Law, Durham University
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Professor of Psychology, University of Birmingham
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Senior Lecturer in Criminology, University of Wollongong
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Senior Lecturer and Deputy Director, Reducing Gender-Based Violence Research Group, La Trobe University