Gender-based violence
Alternative labels
Violence against women
Gender based violence
VAWG
Violence against women and girls
Report
Homicide of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women
This study uses 34 years of data from the National Homicide Monitoring Program to describe the prevalence and characteristics of homicide of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women, finding Indigenous women experienced a homicide victimisation rate up to seven times the national average.
Policy report
Opportunities for prevention of violence against women and children in the Northern Territory
Almost half the women in the Northern Territory have experienced violence since the age of 15, with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women particularly at risk. This report analyses current gaps in policy to identify five opportunities to improve primary prevention and enhance early intervention, response, recovery and healing.
Briefing paper
Young women’s mental health: the significance of gender-based violence as a key driver in young women’s disproportionate experiences of mental ill-health
The youth mental health crisis and gender-based violence (GBV) are both topics of current media attention. However, even though experiencing violence is a known risk factor for poor mental health, these issues are rarely spoken about together. The brief outlines the effects of GBV on the mental health of young women and advocates for the...
Report
It’s everyone’s problem: mainstreaming responses to technology-facilitated gender-based violence
Technology facilitated gender-based violence (TFGBV) is not an intractable problem. This report, drawing on a case study around the online harassment of Australian eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant, assesses the state of research on TFGBV as well as recent global policy progress made on this issue, and offers a number of practical solutions to make...
Evaluation
Small change, big impact two years on: the role, reach and impact of the Victorian women’s health sector
This report includes case studies, impact statements and other qualitative data to assess the impact of the Victorian Women’s Health Program across five intersecting priority health areas: gender equality, gendered violence prevention, sexual and reproductive health, mental health and wellbeing, and women in a changing society.