{"id":1341,"date":"2018-11-28T08:20:25","date_gmt":"2018-11-27T21:50:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/student-health-and-well-being\/?p=1341"},"modified":"2018-11-28T08:20:25","modified_gmt":"2018-11-27T21:50:25","slug":"shining-light-on-gender-based-violence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/student-health-and-well-being\/2018\/11\/28\/shining-light-on-gender-based-violence\/","title":{"rendered":"Shining light on gender-based violence"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Today’s post is by Zoe Walter. Zoe is a counsellor here at Health, Counselling and Disability Services and is also the Sexual Violence Project Officer. Having Zoe in our team is one critical part of the university’s efforts to address gender-based violence. You can read more about the University’s stance on sexual assault and harassment here<\/a>, as well as FUSA’s Be a Better Human<\/a> campaign.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Zoe is wonderfully compassionate and engaging individual and the post below marks her first contribution to the blog. It draws attention to current community events relating to violence against women, as well as outlining the supports available within the university and beyond for women who are experiencing violence.<\/em><\/p>\n

Gareth<\/em><\/p>\n

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This fortnight you will probably see a lot of activity in the media and your news feeds about the experience of violence against women and girls \u2013 #hearmetoo, #metoo, #1800RESPECT.<\/p>\n

This is because the 25th<\/sup> November was the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women<\/em>, and marks the start of 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence<\/em><\/a>, ending on 10 December, Human Rights Day<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Gender-based violence is a widespread issue that continues to affect women and girls at high rates across the world. WHO (World Health Organisation) estimates 1 in 3 women experience physical and\/or sexual violence in their lifetime (http:\/\/www.who.int\/news-room\/fact-sheets\/detail\/violence-against-women<\/a>).<\/p>\n

In Australia, we know 1 in 4 women have experienced violence by an intimate partner, and are nearly 3 times more likely than men to have experienced violence by a partner (Personal Safety Survey, 2016).<\/p>\n

On average, 1 woman a week is killed by an intimate partner (Australian Institute of Criminology National Homicide Monitoring Program \u2013 Cussen & Bryant, 2015).<\/p>\n

1 in 5 women has experienced sexual violence, and women are 8 times more likely to experience sexual violence by a partner than men (Personal Safety Survey, 2016).<\/p>\n

Sexual assault, domestic and family violence comes in many forms. It can happen to anyone, in any relationship. It\u2019s never ok. If you or someone you know has experienced violence and abuse, support is available.<\/p>\n

Support @ Flinders:<\/strong><\/p>\n