Gender-based violence
Alternative labels
Violence against women
Gender based violence
VAWG
Violence against women and girls
Report
Time for action: the National Council's plan for Australia to reduce violence against women and their children, 2009-2021
This plan focuses on strategies and actions for prevention, early intervention, improved service delivery, and justice.
Report
An assault on our future: the impact of violence on young people and their relationships
This report examines how violence against women specifically affects children and young people. It looks at the nature of violence they experience in their homes and their own relationships.
Report
Violence against women in Melanesia and East Timor
Violence against women is a serious global problem, affecting all countries of the world, including Australia. It has significant human rights dimensions, causing trauma to women, families and communities. It is both a symptom and a cause of gender inequality and discrimination. Violence against women is a major barrier to development in Melanesia and East...
Report
It all starts at home: Male adolescent violence to mothers
Whilst adolescent violence toward parents is an emerging trend internationally, little research has been undertaken in Australia that examines male adolescent violence to their mothers. This research examined male adolescents’ abuse and violence to their sole parent mothers. It gathered qualitative data from ten women, from a range of cultural backgrounds to gain a comprehensive...
Discussion paper
Engaging men in men's violence prevention: exploring the tensions, dilemmas and possibilities
What is the role of men in addressing men’s violence against women? In recent years, there have been numerous articles, discussion papers, books, conferences and government policy statements advocating the greater involvement of men in working against men’s violence and towards gender equality. The involvement of men in violence against women prevention movements has become...