Far-right governments and leaders worldwide ban gender-inclusive language and policies, while also deploying gender equality and sexuality flexibly to legitimise their nationalist agendas.
Victim-blaming and entrenched gender norms are a persistent barrier to justice and support pathways for victim-survivors of sexual and domestic violence in Fiji
Child sexual abuse (CSA) affects over a quarter of Australians, yet many victim-survivors never disclose their experiences or do so decades later. Responses to disclosure strongly influence safety, wellbeing, and long-term healing. Disclosure is increasingly understood as a gradual, lifelong process shaped by personal, social and institutional factors. Improving professional and community responses requires a deeper understanding of victim-survivors' experiences.
This article introduces the global Women’s Safety Index (WSI), outlining its rationale, purpose, and potential applications.
The term ‘climate violence’ is increasingly used to describe the intersection of climate change and violence. In the research literature, climate violence has been conceptualised in varied ways, reflected in emergent and intersecting definitions and descriptions.
Antifeminism is one of the ideological pillars of the far right that demands careful consideration in the context of efforts to counter and prevent the far right.
Perpetrators are frequently offering children monetary resources to self-produce child sexual exploitation material (CSEM). There has been little exploration of how victim children make sense of this form of exploitation, which is frequently facilitated by technology.
On May 17, 2026, WHO determined the Ebola virus disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo a Public Health Emergency of International Concern.1 Early data indicate two-thirds of cases have been in women, and local organisations have raised concerns about access to sexual and reproductive health and gender-based violence. Yet we have heard nothing from leading international organisations or governments indicating a gender-based response.
A scoping review mapping 42 domestic and family violence perpetrator interventions across 14 Indo-Pacific countries - revealing a sector more innovative than its evidence base reflects, and a significant gap in programs reaching marginalised men.
