Need to channel the rage? Five things you can do in the wake of the women's safety summit
3 years, 6 months ago

Need to channel the rage? Five things you can do in the wake of the women's safety summit

ABC  

At the 2021 national summit on women's safety in Canberra, the Prime Minister conceded Australia had a "problem" with the way it treated women. So when Scott Morrison says there's a problem, it's enough for many women to say: "Gee, you think?" "Whether it's talking about consent and respectful relationships to our kids, partners, friends or others, opening up the dialogue on this is critical to preventing gender-based violence," Shae says. "Charities play an important role in influencing positive change in our communities and many rely on the generosity of individual donations — no matter how small — to carry out their work," she says.

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Let women reclaim the right to rage
1 week ago

Let women reclaim the right to rage

Live Mint  

Would you like to write about women’s rage?" So yes, thank you, I would like to write about women’s rage. Women who get angry in private spaces disrupt the fragile equilibrium of the patriarchal household, especially the silences about violence that undergird family life. Feminist author Soraya Chemaly wrote some years ago about women’s anger: “A society that does not …

With an 'entrenched epidemic' in the national spotlight, what's being done to prevent violence against women?
10 months, 3 weeks ago

With an 'entrenched epidemic' in the national spotlight, what's being done to prevent violence against women?

ABC  

Two Perth women died in the space of a few days over the past week. Reclaim the Night rallies were once an annual fixture in Australian cities, attracting similar number of women, marching to demand better services, better recognition of the problem, better outcomes for women and girls. As thousands of people rallied against the scourge of domestic violence over …

Lots of men are feeling uncomfortable about Australia's gendered violence conversation. They should be
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Lots of men are feeling uncomfortable about Australia's gendered violence conversation. They should be

ABC  

He holds the white sign in his right hand, while his left pulls a buggy with two children in it. Rally could haunt Albanese Photo shows Sarah Wilson turns away in tears as Anthony Albanese addresses a rally outside parliament house It was meant to be a moment in which Anthony Albanese joined with tens of thousands of people nationally …

Australian prime minister describes domestic violence as a ‘national crisis’ after protests
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Australian prime minister describes domestic violence as a ‘national crisis’ after protests

Associated Press  

CANBERRA, Australia — Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Monday described domestic violence as a “national crisis” after thousands rallied around the country against violence toward women. Thousands protested in cities around Australia on Sunday to draw attention to the deaths of 27 women so far this year allegedly caused by acts of gender-based violence in a population of 27 …

National survey on attitudes toward domestic violence shows widespread misunderstanding of issue
1 year, 11 months ago

National survey on attitudes toward domestic violence shows widespread misunderstanding of issue

ABC  

Almost half of Australians incorrectly believe women and men equally commit domestic violence, according to a major survey which shows "extremely troubling" community attitudes towards violence against women. Key points: More than 30 per cent of respondents believed women in custody battles make up or exaggerate claims of violence Experts say misconceptions about where violence occurs were among the most …

Sarah Everard and how we can all help change ‘masculinised’ workplaces
3 years, 5 months ago

Sarah Everard and how we can all help change ‘masculinised’ workplaces

The Independent  

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Review: Anita Hill urges us all to battle gender violence
3 years, 6 months ago

Review: Anita Hill urges us all to battle gender violence

The Independent  

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Understanding the male principle
8 years, 2 months ago

Understanding the male principle

Live Mint  

Today Bangalore, yesterday everywhere, tomorrow anywhere. Every few months, yet another incident of sexual harassment or assault somewhere across this vast country grabs the attention of the media and triggers a fresh outpouring of genuine public outrage and anguish, accompanied and intensified by patently absurd, predictably obnoxious comments from politicians, police officers and others in supposedly responsible positions. Most incidents …

Trivialising and excusing violence against women
10 years, 6 months ago

Trivialising and excusing violence against women

ABC  

Community attitudes on violence against women are an important barometer on gender relations - unfortunately, Australia has again shown it has a long way to go, writes Kristin Diemer. The latest National Community Attitudes Survey on Violence against Women, released today, shows that most measures of community understanding and attitudes on violence against women have not improved in Australia in …

Want to end sexual violence against women? Fix the men
10 years, 7 months ago

Want to end sexual violence against women? Fix the men

Al Jazeera  

The Global Summit to End Violence Against Women in Conflict took place in London in June 2014, with 1700 delegates from 129 countries and 79 ministers attending, drawing much-needed attention to the problem of women suffering sexual assault in war zones. Yet as I studied the programme’s fringe events and followed the coverage in the news, I wondered what exactly …

Want to end sexual violence against women? Fix the men
10 years, 7 months ago

Want to end sexual violence against women? Fix the men

Al Jazeera  

The Global Summit to End Violence Against Women in Conflict took place in London in June 2014, with 1700 delegates from 129 countries and 79 ministers attending, drawing much-needed attention to the problem of women suffering sexual assault in war zones. Yet as I studied the programme’s fringe events and followed the coverage in the news, I wondered what exactly …

Protestors demand change in attitude of men towards women
12 years, 2 months ago

Protestors demand change in attitude of men towards women

The Hindu  

Protest against the Delhi gang-rape continued at Jantar Mantar even on Sunday with a large number of people turning up, demanding not only stern punishment for the culprits of violence against women but also asking for “a change in the attitude and mindset of society.” Dr. Shalini Grover, who teaches Sociology at the Institute of Economic Growth, said: “The outrage …

A voice for women
15 years, 4 months ago

A voice for women

The Hindu  

‘Gender violence has come down to a large extent over the years' – is a mythical statement. Campaign against violence Keeping this in mind, Prajnya, an NGO based out of Chennai, has put together an exhaustive 16 Days Campaign Against Gender Violence. “The main aim of this campaign is to answer this – Is Gender violence really a problem?” says …

Reinventing violence
17 years, 2 months ago

Reinventing violence

The Hindu  

Interview with Malini Bhattacharya, member, NCW. NCW member Malini Bhattacharya spoke to Frontline on the issues confronting women today. Certain kinds of violence have always been there, the kind against subordinate classes and castes and women who belong to these sections. When women who really belong to the ranks of the dispossessed and the deprived migrate for certain kinds of …

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