At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, media reports warned of skyrocketing domestic violence.
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Feb 8, 2022
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Released today, the For My Safety report, led by QUT Associate Professor Bridget Harris and Dr. Delanie Woodlock and sector partners WWILD, WESNET, SECASA (and assisted by Women with Disabilities Victoria) details the extra ...
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Sep 2, 2021
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Women who experience partner violence at a young age don't always show physical signs of abuse and don't always disclose—or recognize—the dangerous position they're in. A new study from Michigan State University is one ...
Social Sciences
Apr 21, 2021
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Domestic violence committed on female partners in heterosexual couples occurs significantly more frequently when the woman earns more than the man—according to our findings about 35% more often.
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Mar 31, 2021
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As the UK engages in another week of "lockdown," and as a way of understanding and mitigating some of the effects of COVID-19, commentators are increasingly focused on what the unintended consequences of this change in social ...
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Apr 7, 2020
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Female Instagram influencers—whose livelihoods depend on their numbers of followers, views and likes—endure criticism and harassment both for being too real and for seeming too fake, according to a new study from Cornell ...
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Oct 30, 2019
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Women who experience intimate partner violence, including physical, emotional, and controlling abuse, are more likely to suffer material hardship—the inability to purchase food, housing, utilities, medical care or other ...
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Oct 4, 2019
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A new book, Companion Animals and Domestic Violence: Rescuing You, Rescuing Me, explores the role that dogs and other companion animals play in women's recovery from abuse, and the impacts on the animals themselves.
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Apr 4, 2019
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Migrant women with temporary visa status are particularly vulnerable when it comes to domestic and family violence. That vulnerability is intensified when you add technology to the mix.
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Feb 1, 2019
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The fight against online abuse has put increasing pressure on social media corporations to take responsibility for the content that appears on their platforms. As a result, Twitter, Facebook and other sites have created buttons ...
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Nov 27, 2017
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