Gender-based violence
Alternative labels
Violence against women
Gender based violence
VAWG
Violence against women and girls
Evaluation
Domestic and family violence in pregnancy and early parenthood
In Australia, violence against women is a serious public health and social problem with substantial numbers of women and children affected (Australian Bureau of Statistics [ABS], 2013). Many instances of violence go unreported and it is therefore not possible to measure the true extent of violence against women in Australia (Phillips & Vandenbroek, 2014). This...
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Perpetrator interventions in Australia
This report maps the pathways and interventions for perpetrators of domestic/family violence and sexual assault through civil and criminal legal systems.
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Reducing violence against women and their children: research informing the development of a national campaign
There is strong community support for the cessation of extreme violence against women. A significant barrier to achieving this change is low recognition of the heart of the issue and where it begins. There is a clear link between violence towards women, and attitudes of disrespect and gender inequality. These attitudes are unconscious, yet firmly...
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Media representations of violence against women and their children: state of knowledge paper
Overview This paper provides an overview of the best available contemporary evidence on the way news and information media portray violence against women. In the paper studies are grouped into three broad areas of inquiry: 1) media representation (how content and discourse are used in news items on violence against women); 2) audience reception (how...
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Change the story: a shared framework for the primary prevention of violence against women and their children in Australia
No country in the world has a national, evidence-based road map to prevent violence against women and their children in a coordinated way. Our Watch partnered with VicHealth and ANROWS to create this publication.