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Sexual harassment, aggression & violence victimisation among mobile dating app & website users in Australia

By J Pope
In Crime and law, LGBTIQ+ issues, Sexual, gendered & partner violence
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Australian Institute of Criminology, 04-10-2022 Today the Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC) has released a report that reveals that three in every four survey respondents had been subjected to sexual violence facilitated via dating apps in the last five years. Sexual harassment was the most common form of behavior reported, as well as abusive and threatening language, and unsolicited...

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Client violence towards workers in the child, family and community welfare sector

By J Pope
In Mental health & sexual health, Sexual, gendered & partner violence
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Australian Institute of Family Studies. CFCA Paper No. 54 – March 2020 This paper explores the prevalence and presentation of client violence towards workers, considering any violent or aggressive behaviour from clients, direct associates of clients, and friends or family members of clients. It compares current research on client violence towards workers to official data reports, and considers...

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Tough man stereotype can hurt women and men: report

By J Pope
In Sexual, gendered & partner violence
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Our Watch, November 2019 Men who conform only to rigid stereotypes of how to be a man are more likely to have sexist attitudes and behaviours, which in turn makes them more likely to perpetuate violence against women, according to a new report by Our Watch and the Victorian Office for Women. The landmark study, Men in focus, is an extensive review of Australian and international research evidence...

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A team effort: preventing violence against women through sport

By J Pope
In Gender & Sex, Sex & relationships education, Sexual, gendered & partner violence, Young people
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Our Watch, November 2017 Sport is an integral part of Australian culture and it is woven into the fabric of the everyday lives of many Australian individuals, families and communities. Change the story: a shared national framework for the primary prevention of violence against women and their children in Australia identifies it as a key setting for the prevention of violence against women in...

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No excuses: government releases new guidelines on sexist language

By J Pope
In Gender & Sex, Sex & relationships education, Sexual, gendered & partner violence, Young people
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The Age, April 10, 2017 “Boys will be boys.” “He’s picking on you because he likes you.” “Don’t throw like a girl.” These are the kinds of phrases that the Australian government is attempting to eradicate with a new tool in its anti-violence campaign aimed at educators and influencers of young people. Read more here  Download No Excuses Guideline...

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John & Tony’s story: love, brain injury, and domestic violence

By J Pope
In Disability, Sexual, gendered & partner violence
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news.com.au, October 14, 20159:40am At their most severe, John’s outbursts have inflicted broken teeth and stitches to his partner Tony’s head. It’s rare to hear someone admit to being a perpetrator of domestic violence. And what John has done is shocking. There’s no question about it. But everyone close to John attests that he was never violent before he sustained a severe brain injury nine...

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