Abortion bans and restrictions have numerous downstream effects on health care. For instance, medical students in states where those laws exist will not receive training for some standard procedures.
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Articles sur Sexual violence
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In the wake of the #MeToo movement, there has been a lot of focus on consent. However, that focus takes the spotlight away from other strategies that can better inform ethical sex.
In Canada, over 50 per cent of female students in Ontario have reported moderate to severe psychological distress. One in four girls has been sexually abused by the time they turn 18.
In focussing on individual “deviancy”, we fail to make the connection between misogyny and wider social problems, like pornography.
Our new research found most participants experienced sexual violence at multiple points across their lives. And many reported negative experiences when trying to access support.
The new Personal Safety Survey shows eight million Australians have experienced some form of violence since the age of 15, but women are far more likely to be victims than men.
Adults don’t always listen to or understand children when they are abused.
Boosting efforts to tackle sexual violence in Indonesian universities requires initiatives from higher education institutions, decisive actions at the state level and activism at the grassroots level.
A national framework to address and prevent sexual and gender-based violence at post-secondary institutions includes a tool to guide responses to victims, alleged perpetrators and the community.
An expert on adolescent sexuality weighs in on how technology has changed the amount and type of pornography that teens can consume – and what that means when it happens at school.
Women’s sexuality may be more flexible and adaptive than men’s.
Canada’s new Indo-Pacific strategy must include providing assistance to Rohingya women who have suffered sexual violence.
Sexual violence in the Canadian Armed Forces is a common, dominant and serious issue that can have severe consequences for victims. Why is the military so slow to seriously address it?
Sexual violence by police is more common than many might think. Failing to fully investigate can have a chilling effect on what is already the most underreported violent crime in Canada.
In England and Wales perpetrators of one of the gravest violent crimes, which carries a maximum penalty of life imprisonment, are very unlikely to receive any punishment at all
Study finds that the language used in news reports is often part of the problem, not the solution.
The Istanbul convention aims to tackle violence, including domestic abuse, rape, female genital mutilation and forced marriage. Some states are wavering in their commitment to its provisions.
Outpatient visits, screening and diagnostic services, and child immunisation were particularly negatively affected.
A new study of Australian media has found important cultural and social factors are omitted in reports about domestic violence. More must be done to improve understanding by journalists and audiences.
More than 40% are victims of violence at least once in their lifetime, according to research. This is likely the tip of the iceberg.
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Professor, Family & Sexual Violence, RMIT University
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Associate professor in Criminology, The University of Melbourne
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Professor & Australian Research Council Future Fellow, Social and Global Studies Centre, RMIT University
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PhD Candidate, Australian National University
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Managing Director, Her Story Consulting & Postdoctoral fellow, Australian National University
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Professor of Criminology, Durham University
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Director, XYX Lab, and Associate Professor, Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture, Monash University
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Canada Research Chair in Inequality and Gender, Western University
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Senior Lecturer in Criminology, University of Wollongong
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Lecturer in Law, Lancaster University
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Associate Professor in Criminal Law, Durham University
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Professor of Psychology, University of Birmingham
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Senior Lecturer in Law, Queen's University Belfast
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Professor of Law, University of Maryland, Baltimore
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Researcher, Unit for Religion and Development Research, Faculty of Theology, Stellenbosch University
