All women have the right to live free from violence. However, to achieve this right, not only do individual perpetrators of violence need to be held accountable, but the attitudes and social norms which condone or excuse violence must be challenged.

A Right to Respect, Victoria’s Plan to Prevent Violence Against Women, is a coordinated, whole-of-community framework that contains a comprehensive range of strategies to promote non violence, gender equity and respectful relationships throughout the community – for example in homes, workplaces, on the sporting field, and in schools.