sexual violence

Match Group, the parent company of Tinder and Hinge, has announced it will work with NSW Police to implement a reporting system for sexual assault.

‘It’s not about a political party, a single accused or single survivor. It’s about accepting the treatment of women here is unacceptable.’

Prime Minister Morrison’s failure to adequately respond to sexual violence allegations has unleashed volcanic rage among women who say enough.

Women and girls have endured some of the most egregious affronts to their fundamental rights in Australia’s offshore immigration detention regime.

African-Australian entrepreneur Khadija Gbla sees a future where every little girl is free from the threat of sexual violence and female genital mutilation.

Nearly one in 10 women in a relationship with a cohabiting partner has experienced domestic violence in Australia during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Qld government referred the archaic ‘mistake of fact’ defence to the Law Reform Commission for review in 2019. Submissions from the public are now open.

Back in 2006 Tarana Burke, a civil rights activist from Brooklyn, began using the phrase ‘me too’ on social media. She talks privilege, healing & what needs to come next.

Thousands of South African women took to the streets of Cape Town on Thursday to protest against increasing levels of gender-based violence.

“There’s a longstanding tradition of trivialising harm to victims of sexual violence and rape and focusing instead on harm to perpetrators.”

In the Australian military, it is estimated around 26% of servicewomen and 9% of servicemen have been sexually assaulted.

June 19 was the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict. The world’s media remained largely silent about the anniversary.