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ANROWS Notepad | 25 July 2019
Register for tomorrow’s webinar on ‘Domestic violence, social security and the couple rule’
Join ANROWS and Griffith University for a free, AASW CPD-endorsed webinar on how Centrelink’s couple rule causes difficulty for women attempting to leave a violent partner. The panel will be discussing new research and its recommendations for policymakers and practitioners.
The panel will be introduced by Dr Heather Nancarrow, ANROWS CEO, moderated by Zoe Rathus, Griffith University, and include:
- Professor Heather Douglas, University of Queensland
- Dr Lyndal Sleep, Griffith University
- Sally Cameron, National Social Security Rights Network (NSSRN)
The webinar will be held tomorrow Friday 26 July, 1-2pm AEST, and the audio will later available for download on our website.
Register for ‘Domestic violence, social security and the couple rule’ by 11am Friday 26th July.
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New publication
Special collection on perpetrators of domestic, family and sexual violence
An updated second edition of the ANROWS special collection on Perpetrators of domestic, family and sexual violence is now available.
This collection offers a guiding resource on Australian peer-reviewed publications and grey literature.
The special collection covers a range of topics, organised around:
- perpetrator characteristics and patterns of offending
- prevention
- perpetrator programs/interventions
- legal and justice responses
- statistics.
Webinar recording now online
CALD community attitudes to violence against women
Last week ANROWS held a webinar for migrant and refugee community leaders and workers. Featuring an engaging and nuanced panel discussion on attitudes to violence against women among people from non-main English speaking countries, it covered:
- findings from the 2017 National Community Attitudes towards Violence against Women Survey (NCAS) on the attitudes of people born in non-English speaking countries towards gender equality and violence against women
- ways of working collaboratively with communities to address these issues.
Watch the Attitudes to violence against women among people from non-English speaking countries webinar on our website. On this page you can also find infographics explaining the findings, a summary of the results, and the full report on this sub-group’s responses to the NCAS.
Spotlight on IPSV and sexual offender reintegration at ANZASTA
Today ANROWS CEO, Dr Heather Nancarrow, is speaking at the 9th biennial conference of the Australian and New Zealand Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abuse. Dr Nancarrow will be highlighting the issue of intimate partner sexual violence (IPSV).
IPSV is a high-risk factor for domestic violence related homicide—and one in 11 women in Australia report sexual violence by a male intimate partner. Dr Nancarrow will outline the intersections between IPSV and other tactics of violence and victimisation, barriers to help-seeking, community attitudes, and gaps and limitations in existing research.
Prior to the conference, a practical workshop was also held on victims’/survivors’ views about sexual offender reintegration. Led by Dr Kelly Richards, lead researcher on Evaluating community-based approaches to sexual offender reintegration, the workshop aimed to explore how service provision can better meet the needs of victims/survivors. It was based on world-first research exploring this topic. ANROWS looks forward to publishing Dr Richards’ report later this year.
Regional forums with the Healing Foundation
Dr Heather Nancarrow has also been touring regional Queensland with the CEO of The Healing Foundation, Richard Weston, meeting domestic and family violence services at a series of forums to discuss future workforce needs. ANROWS and the Healing Foundation are working in partnership to deliver the Domestic and Family Violence Workforce Capacity and Capability Building Service.
Consultative forums have been held in Cairns, North Lakes, Rockhampton and Toowoomba, and next week the final event will be held in Beenleigh. The Service will provide Queenslanders with a strategic, well-trained and strongly supported DFV workforce that will help in the fight to end domestic and family violence in Queensland.
Evidence to action with delegation from Indonesia
On 12 July, ANROWS participated in a panel discussion on the way government, service delivery agencies and research organisations can work together to generate evidence (informed by women’s experiences) to inform policy. Other panellists at this session included Women NSW, Domestic Violence NSW, and Legal Aid NSW.
This panel formed part of an intensive 2-week course for a delegation of Indonesian public servants on “Gender mainstreaming for the public sector”, convened by Queensland University of Technology as part of the DFAT-funded Australia Awards program.
Awards open for nominations
Do you know someone who does exceptional work to keep women and their children safe?
Nominations are now open for the Australian of the Year Awards and the 2020 NSW Women of the Year Awards.
Nominate a colleague, mentor, friend, family member, or yourself for recognition that’s well deserved.
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New research & resources
Research
Books
Waling, A. (2019). White Masculinity in Contemporary Australia: The Good Ol’ Aussie Bloke. Abingdon: Routledge
Mayer, S. & Frist, A. (2019). Domestic and Family Violence: A Critical Introduction to Knowledge and Practice. London: Routledge
Articles
Baker, A. & WIlliams, K. (2019). Building on #MeToo and #MeNoMore: Devising a framework to examine sexual violence in Australian music journalism. Australian Journalism Review, 41(1), 103-116.
Davies, C.T. (2019). This is Abuse?: Young Women’s Perspectives of What’s ‘OK’ and ‘Not OK’ in their Intimate Relationships. Journal of Family Violence, 34(5), 479–491.
Elliffe, R. & Holt, S. (2019). Reconceptualizing the Child Victim in the Police Response to Domestic Violence, Journal of Family Violence, 34(6), 589–600.
Haag, H. & Biscardi, M., Smith, N., MacGregor, N., & Colantonio, A. (2019). Traumatic brain injury and intimate partner violence: Addressing knowledge and service gaps among indigenous populations in Canada. Brain Impairment, 1-14.
Hamilton, G., Liston, R., & Mortimer, S. (2019). How do sporting organisations conceptualise and operationalise the prevention of violence against women? Australian & New Zealand Journal of Criminology, https://doi.org/10.1177/0004865819860879
Hiner H. (2020) LGBTQ-IPV and the Case for Challenging Maternalist Family Violence Paradigms. In: Ramm A., Gideon J. (eds) Motherhood, Social Policies and Women’s Activism in Latin America. Studies of the Americas. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham, 195-217.
Hill, A.L., Jones, K.A., McCauley, H.L., Tancredi, D.J., Silverman, J.G. & Miller, E. (2019). Reproductive Coercion and Relationship Abuse Among Adolescents and Young Women Seeking Care at School Health Centers. Obstetrics & Gynecology, Published Ahead-of-Print.
Kettrey, H.H. & Marx, R.A. (2019). Does the Gendered Approach of Bystander Programs Matter in the Prevention of Sexual Assault Among Adolescents and College Students? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 1-17.
Nardi-Rodríguez, A., de los Ángeles Pastor-Mira, M., López-Roig, S. & Ferrer-Pérez, V.A. (2019). What Do Adolescents Believe About Performing and Accepting Intimate Partner Violence Behaviors? A Reasoned Action Approach. Journal of Family Violence, 34(5), 461–477
Rogers, M., Rumley, T. & Lovatt, G. (2019). The Change Up Project: Using social norming theory with young people to address domestic abuse and promote healthy relationships, Journal of Family Violence, 34(507).
Resources
Watch
QCDFVR Webinar – Supporting clients with intellectual, or cognitive disabilities experiencing domestic and family violence
QCDFVR Webinar – Reproductive health impacts of domestic violence
Read
Australian Institute of Family Studies: Australian legal definitions: When is a child need of protection?
Emerging Minds: Supporting staff to work with children and families with complex needs: A checklist for organisations
Fair Work Ombudsman: Employer guide to family and domestic violence
inTouch Multicultural Centre Against Family Violence: inSpire: helping women move beyond family violence
kNOwVAWdata: Project Overview (PDF) and Violence Against Women Regional Snapshot
Vic Government LGBTIQ Inclusive Language Guide
Listen
Long waits for domestic violence programs put families at risk
When will the military have its #MeToo moment?
Watch
Read
Why music festivals need a cultural change to combat sexual violence – UNSW
The long history of gender violence in Australia, and why it matters today – The Conversation
Violent men waiting months for help as domestic violence interventions struggle to meet demand – ABC
Opinion: The four words that let men in the defence force get away with sexual assault – ABC
Violent men forced to wait too long for programs to help change their behaviour, experts say – ABC
All those moments of fear and pain we don’t hear about matter – SMH
Rape cases put at risk by under-trained forensic witnesses – New Daily
Homelessness in regional, rural areas outpace cities as domestic violence, drought tightens grip – ABC
Five things men say to justify violence against women – Victorian Council of Social Service
Fostering pets of domestic violence victims – ABC
When Charlotte’s husband was arrested for domestic violence, this service became a ‘lifeline’ – ABC
Rosie Batty: What I’ve learned so far – FutureWomen
The long history of gender violence in Australia, and why it matters today – The Conversation
Sexual assault still plagues Australia’s defence forces and ‘boys will be boys’ doesn’t help – ABC
We shouldn’t have to live in a world where women are afraid to say no – The Guardian
‘Why was she out’: Why sexual assault victims aren’t calling police – ABC
Conferences & events
Sydney 30 July 2019: UNSW Criminology Gender-Based Violence Speaker Panel
Sydney 31 July-1 August 2019: WDVCAP Forum – Domestic and Family Violence and Disability
Sydney 1 August 2019: Us too? Bullying and Sexual Harassment in the legal profession
Melbourne 22 August 2019: The Consumer Spyware Industry: An Australian-Based Analysis of the Threats of Consumer Spyware (Report launch)
Perth 14-16 Oct 2019: Stopping Family Violence conference on Intersectionalities in Domestic Violence
Gold Coast 9-11 Dec 2019: 9th Stop Domestic Violence National Indigenous Conference
Melbourne 10-12 June 2020: AIFS 2020 Conference: What is a good life for families? And how do we get there?
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