Research

Eliminating Violence Against Women: A Handbook for the Indo-Pacific Region

Violence against women (VAW) is one of the most pervasive human rights violations of our time.

Mid-term effects of a parenting programme on early childhood development and maternal health in Vietnam: protocol for a follow-up of a cluster-randomised controlled trial

A community- based multicomponent intervention for women’s health and early childhood health and development was conducted in rural Vietnam, spanning from mid-pregnancy through the first postpartum year.

Heat, Home-Based Assault and Domestic and Family Violence Injuries: Evidence from Hospital Emergency Department Presentations

Elevated temperatures have been associated with increased interpersonal violence, yet evidence from hospital, health-sector data remains limited.

When women win: what Australia’s close elections tell us about violence against women

Electorates that narrowly elect a woman to federal parliament see a fall in recorded sexual assault and in women’s hospital admissions for injury, new research shows.

Relationship Red Flags: Private Views, Public Beliefs

Not all violence begins with a blow. Much of it begins with warning signs that many people are never taught to read

The Long Shadow of War

Long after they disappear from the headlines, war and conflict continue to shape the lives of those who lived through them – including how people think about violence inside the home.

Assessing the Impact of Women, Peace and Security Initiatives in Cambodia and Lao PDR: A Baseline Study

In Southeast Asia and within the Greater Mekong insecurity results from both conflict and nontraditional sources, including land dispossession, migration, trafficking, gender-based violence (GBV), drug economies, and climate-related disasters.

Assessing the Impact of Women, Peace and Security Initiatives in Cambodia: A Baseline Study

This report presents the first phase of a longitudinal study (baseline) conducted in Cambodia.

Assessing the Impact of Women, Peace and Security Initiatives in Lao PDR: A Baseline Study

This report presents the first phase of a longitudinal study (baseline) conducted in the Lao PDR. It provides both the baseline for the program as well as new empirical evidence on how women and men experience insecurity at the community level. In

Subnational Women’s Safety Index for India

This dataset accompanies “A Subnational Women’s Safety Index for India: Evidence from DHS Clusters”

Conflict-related Sexual and Gender-Based Violence GPT-4o Codebook

The codebook explains the terms and methodological criteria used to train Generative AI tools to identify and analyse conflict-related SGBV media reports.

Diffusion of Policy to Address Violence Against Women: Implementation Evidence from Indonesia

Knowing and Doing: 50 Years of Change in the DFV Sector

Fifty years ago, the first women's refuge opened in Sydney. Today, Australia has national plans, specialist police units, landmark legislation, and a sector of hundreds of organisations. So what has actually changed – and what hasn't?

Early exposure, lasting harm: how childhood shapes the risk of violence against women

New CEVAW research is revealing how childhood experiences shape the long-term risk of violence against women. Drawing on historical data from the Vietnam War and a longitudinal study tracking young people in Fiji and Vietnam, this episode surfaces findings that challenge the scale and ambition of current policy responses. Three researchers discuss what the evidence demands – and why we haven't built it yet.

From the Ground Up: Community-led Approaches to Violence Prevention

What does ‘community-led’ violence prevention actually look like in practice? This episode explores three models at different scales: Dixie Link-Gordon's face-to-face work in Redfern Aboriginal community, Dr Zoe Bell's partnership with the Australian Rohingya Women's Development Organisation navigating displacement and statelessness, and Dr Jenny Anderson on Respect Ballarat, a nation-leading community model to prevent gendered violence.

HDR Showcase 3 Minute Thesis - Phil Doan Pham

Phil Doan Pham examines how exposure to the Vietnam War during childhood shapes attitudes towards domestic violence decades later.

HDR Showcase 3 Minute Thesis - Yadanar Yadanar

Yadanar Yadanar reviews school-based interventions to prevent violence against girls in low- and middle-income countries.

HDR Showcase 3 Minute Thesis - Alumita Lekenaua

Alumita Lekenaua explores whether Fiji’s justice pathways meet the needs of professional women experiencing domestic violence.