CEVAW Conversations Podcasts - CEVAW Evidence Platform

CEVAW Conversations Ep7 - Early Exposure, Lasting Harm

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.

Pillar 1 - Causes/Costs Prevalence and Change Social and Economic Costs Domestic violence Indo-Pacific Region

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.

Pillar 2 - Contexts Migration and Trafficking Prevention of VAW Humanitarian Protection Refugee

Hidden Tactics of Domestic Violence: Substance Use Coercion

Alcohol and other drugs aren't just substances people use, they're tools perpetrators weaponise to extend control and abuse. In this episode, researchers and practitioners unpack substance use coercion: how it shows up in families' everyday lives, why it's so challenging to address, and what trauma-sensitive responses require. Essential listening for anyone working in child and family services, domestic violence support, or substance use treatment.

Pillar 3 - Responses Frontline Practice Responses Family Violence Domestic violence Child Protection Substance use coercion Alcohol and other drugs

Dismantling Patriarchy in the Pews: A 20-Year Study on Faith and Violence

Research on responding to disclosures of violence and abuse in faith-based settings

Pillar 2 - Contexts Community Effects of VAW Religion Domestic violence Gender equality Child Abuse

When the waters rise - How climate change fuels violence against women

Climate disasters are driving alarming increases in gender-based violence worldwide.

Pillar 2 - Contexts Shocks and GBV Climate

Does criminalisation prevent violence against women?

Professors Heather Douglas, Julia Tolmie and Kyllie Cripps bring legal expertise, research insights and lived experience to unpack the limits of the current justice system – and what we should be asking instead.

Pillar 3 - Responses Pillar 4 - Indigenous Legal Responses Future Lives and VAW Justice System Prevention of VAW Criminalisation

Introduction to CEVAW Conversations

Evidence, ideas and experts working to end violence against women – across systems, contexts and communities.

Pillar 1 - Causes/Costs Pillar 2 - Contexts Pillar 3 - Responses Pillar 4 - Indigenous