Tech ‘Built to empower women’: The new app helping women to block abusers Revathi Shan created The Blocker App, focused on prevention and early intervention for those trapped in an abusive relationship.
Women's Health News Strangulation can have a long-term impact on women’s health even if ‘it left no marks’ Strangulation, or the act of applying pressure on or around the neck, can be extremely dangerous, and is often part of sexual violence.
News & Views Abusers are some of the nicest people you’ll ever meet Abusers are often hiding in plain sight, can be anyone – charming, loving, even ‘absolute delights.’ These people often wear a friendly facade.
News & Views Most victims of islamophobia in Australia are women and bystanders are failing to show support There’s a gendered nature to islamophobia, and bystanders don’t seem to be intervening to support victims, according to a new report.
News & Views How can we prevent widespread abuse on dating apps? A 2022 survey found 3 in 4 app users had experienced online abuse or harassment with dating apps. Prevention and policing is a balancing act.
News & Views ‘You’ve chosen to punish the product of an evil, not the evil itself’: Grace Tame posts searing open letter to media following ‘that photo’ Child sex abuse survivor and advocate, Grace Tame has posted a blistering open letter to media following the rampant publishing of a photo.
Sport Gymnastics NZ has apologised for past abuses — now it must empower athletes to lead change Reform of New Zealand’s abusive gymnastics culture offers an opportunity to improve women’s sports in general, writes Georgia Cervin.
News & Views The bridging visas leaving women and girls in dangerous limbo Women and girls have endured some of the most egregious affronts to their fundamental rights in Australia’s offshore immigration detention regime.
News & Views Girls no more: why elite gymnastics competition for women should start at 18 As allegations of abuse in women’s gymnastics mount worldwide, it is time to raise the minimum age for elite competitions.
News & Views Gymnastics Australia promises change as Australian athletes share stories of abuse Netflix’s documentary Athlete A has sparked a reckoning within the gymnastics community in Australia as gymnasts detail experiences of alleged abuse.
Life Four fiction recommendations for lockdown Here are four fiction recommendations we have for your reading list as we look ahead to the precarious future. Get some tea brewing!
News & Views ‘Parental alienation’: the debunked theory that women lie about violence is still used in court The debunked theory that women lie about violence is still used in court & can lead to children having to visit or live with an abusive parent.