Welcome to the latest edition of the AWAVA Weekly Round-Up. This week, in the lead up to the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women as well as the 16 Days of Activism on Gender-Based Violence, people around the country, including Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Women Michaelia Cash and former AFL player [...]
Welcome to the latest edition of the AWAVA Weekly Round-Up. This week, we highlight perspectives on the prevention of men’s violence against women from services, survivors, allies and also perpetrators. The role of pervasive sexist attitudes in the continuation of violence against women in our communities is undeniable. Therefore, it is important that we address [...]
Welcome to the latest edition of the AWAVA Weekly Round-Up. This week, many of the links we share highlight the work being done by activists and organisations to change insidious violence-supporting attitudes in our communities and to prevent men’s violence against women. It is inspiring to see the myriad ways in which women’s rights activists [...]
Welcome to the latest edition of the AWAVA Weekly Round-Up. This week, we highlight a variety of opportunities for individuals and organisations to contribute to the elimination of male violence against women. We also highlight a number of stories from activists and organisations who are taking action in their communities and around the world. [...]
Welcome to the latest edition of the AWAVA Weekly Round-Up. This week, many of the articles we’ve selected focus on the aftermath of gender-based violence. Violence has complicated and long-lasting effects for female survivors as well as for the broader community. To truly acknowledge the structural impacts and causes of violence against women, we must [...]
Welcome to the latest edition of the AWAVA Weekly Round-Up. This week, we highlight news and articles that reflect on men’s violence against women and its place in our society. In order to eliminate men’s violence against women, it is crucial to examine not only individual incidents of gender-based violence, but also the structures, patterns [...]
Welcome to the latest edition of the AWAVA Weekly Round-Up. In this issue we have a bumper crop of interesting and in-depth articles and links after our few weeks of hiatus, not to mention some fantastic resources and reports. In the last two weeks, AWAVA have been very busy. We attended both the Violence Prevention [...]
Welcome to the latest edition of the AWAVA Weekly Round-Up. This week many of the links we share address misconceptions and myths relating to violence against women. The release of the findings from VicHealth’s National Community Attitudes towards Violence against Women Survey have highlighted, once again, that an alarming number of Australian’s accept and excuse [...]
Welcome to the latest edition of the AWAVA Weekly Round-Up. In this double edition, we highlight new activist movements as well as campaigns with decades of work behind them. The goal of preventing and eliminating violence against women can only be achieved when we acknowledge and respect the diverse points of view of those who [...]
Welcome to the latest edition of the AWAVA Weekly Round-Up. This week, we highlight the many responses to violence against women that come from our communities: both everyday individuals and people in positions of power. It is vital that we acknowledge the inspiring progress made by those who work tirelessly to address violence against women. [...]