During the COVID-19 pandemic, online platforms might seem to be safer places to work and socialise, but online abuse is expected to rise – and women are at a higher risk.
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Gerakan moral populis Indonesia menganggap pembicaraan tentang penghapusan kekerasan seksual terhadap perempuan sama dengan mendukung hak perempuan untuk melakukan hubungan seks di luar nikah.
Indonesia’s populist morality movement considers talking about eliminating sexual violence against women is the same as supporting women’s right to have sex outside of marriage.
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Senior Lecturer, Spatial Design + Temporary Practices, Auckland University of Technology
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Senior Lecturer in Journalism, Auckland University of Technology
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Professor, Auckland University of Technology
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Research Fellow in Management, Auckland University of Technology
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Senior Lecturer (Assistant Professor) of Marketing, Auckland University of Technology
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Associate professor, Auckland University of Technology
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Lecturer, Law School, Auckland University of Technology
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Lecturer in Critical Media Literacies, Auckland University of Technology
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Associate Professor, Auckland University of Technology
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Senior Lecturer in Nursing, Auckland University of Technology
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Associate Professor, Communication Studies, Auckland University of Technology
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Associate Professor, School of Hospitality & Tourism, Faculty of Culture and Society, Auckland University of Technology
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Associate research scientist, Auckland University of Technology
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Kairangahau/Māori hauora and social justice researcher, Auckland University of Technology
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Adjunct Associate Professor, Auckland University of Technology
