Since 2013, forced marriage has been a central pillar of the Commonwealth response to trafficking and slavery-like practices, it is responded to as form of servitude. There has been consistent research pointing to questions regarding the efficacy of this model, with strong calls within Australia for forced marriage to be viewed as a specific form […]
Public inquiries are increasingly employed for addressing some of Australia’s most pervasive social problems, including family violence, but little is known about how they operate or how to engage with them to best bring about social change. This seminar considers these issues and how inquiries impact work to address family violence. It begins this conversation […]
Join the Monash Gender and Family Violence Prevention Centre for the webinar on Wednesday 22 March 2023 from 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm. This panel will provide an opportunity to present the key findings from the recently released 'I believe you' report and to hear from an incredible lineup of experts on the importance of […]
In partnership with Safe and Equal, Dr Naomi Pfitzner, Dr Jasmine McGowan and Kate Fitz-Gibbon are thrilled to be launching their research on the intersection between experiences of long COVID and intimate partner violence. Despite well-established evidence of the increased risk of intimate partner violence during the first two years of the pandemic, to date […]
The Melbourne Criminal Law Research Forum of Melbourne Law School and the Monash Gender and Family Violence Prevention Centre invites you to join them on Tuesday 5 December 2023 from 6.00pm with an expert panel including Nina (WEAVERs, The University of Melbourne), Professor Kyllie Cripps (Monash University), The Honourable Marcia Neave AO and Professor Sandra […]