Gender-based violence
Alternative labels
Violence against women
Gender based violence
VAWG
Violence against women and girls
Report
Experiences of Indigenous women impacted by violence during COVID-19
This report from Women’s Safety NSW highlights the key issues and complexities facing Indigenous women and children impacted upon domestic and family violence during the COVID-19 health crisis.
Report
Violence prevention and early intervention for mothers and children with disability: building promising practice
Women and children with disability who are at risk of domestic and family violence need more cohesive support services to ensure they don’t slip through the gaps, according to this report which shows that women with disability experience higher rates of partner violence than the wider population of women.
Report
Responding to the ‘shadow pandemic’
This report presents the findings from a survey of 166 Victorian practitioners. The survey sought to capture the voices and experiences of practitioners responding to women experiencing violence during the COVID-19 shutdown.
Fact sheet
Intimate partner violence against people with disability in Australia
In Australia people with disability are more likely to experience violence by a partner than people without disability. This fact sheet is part of a series on violence against people with disability in Australia and is based on current data for men and women aged 18-64 years.
Fact sheet
Violence against people with disability in Australia
In Australia people with disability are more likely to experience violence than people without disability. This fact sheet summarises the prevalence of physical violence, sexual violence and stalking and harassment against people with disability.