Gendered Violence Research Network

Our objectives are to: 

• contribute to the body of evidence addressing the causes, consequences and intervention strategies for gendered violence in Australia and internationally 
• combine research excellence and practitioner knowledge to encourage innovation and good practice 
• promote informed, evidence-based discussion of policy and practice to reduce and mitigate the harmful effects of gendered violence. 

Our strategies are to: 

• undertake rigorous and reliable multi-disciplinary research which focuses on ‘real-world’ outcomes 
• prioritise engagement with key communities, especially service providers and service users 
• incorporate victim and survivor voices into our research, particularly those from marginalised populations. 

Our expertise includes: 

• bringing together 50+ research affiliates across disciplines 
• assisting employers from 50+ organisations to address domestic, family and/or sexual violence in their organisations. 
  

Gendered violence is an expression of power and control over individuals or groups because of their gender. It's a broad term that encompasses domestic, family and sexual violence, and includes sexual harassment, sexual assault, stalking, intimate partner violence, and violence among household members, extended families and kinships. ‘Gender-related violence, gender-based violence’ (GBV), ‘sexual and gender-based violence’ (SGBV) and ‘violence against women’ (VAW) are common terms in this field. ‘Gendered misconduct’ and ‘sexual misconduct’ are also used.  

While it’s clear that women and children are disproportionately affected, we use ‘gendered violence’ with the acknowledgement that men, women, elders and youth can be victims and perpetrators. We acknowledge that gendered violence can be experienced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTIQ) people. Gendered violence is not limited to physical or sexual violence – it can include a range of behaviours used to intimidate, coerce, harass and control another person, including financial abuse. 

Co Convenors

• Professor Jan Breckenridge (UNSW Arts, Design & Architecture)
• Dr Andy Kaladelfos (UNSW Law & Justice)

UNSW Arts, Design & Architecture

• Emeritus Professor Eileen Baldry
• Dr Linda Bartolomei
• Emeritus Professor Leanne Dowse
• Dr Penny Griffin
• Dr Trish Hill
• Associate Professor Caroline Lenette
• Dr Abner Wang Cheong Poon
• Dr Suzanne Schmeidl
• Dr Zora Simic
• Associate Professor Claudia Tazreiter
• Professor Anthony Zwi
• Scientia Professor Carla Treloar
• Dr Jane Mowll
• Associate Professor Elizabeth Thurbon
• Dr Maree Higgins
• Dr Phillipa Evans

UNSW Business School

• Associate Professor Felix Ter Chian Tan, opens in a new window

UNSW Canberra

• Associate Professor Minako Sakai, opens in a new window

UNSW Law & Justice

• Scientia Professor Louise Chappell, opens in a new window
• Emeritus Professor Andrea Durbach, opens in a new window
• Associate Professor Christine Forster, opens in a new window
• Associate Professor Jennifer Moore, opens in a new window
• Honorary Professor Julie Stubbs, opens in a new window
• Professor Megan Davis, opens in a new window
• Associate Professor Alyce McGovern

UNSW Medicine & Health

• Professor Susan Rees, opens in a new window
• Dr Elke Mitchell, opens in a new window
• Dr Patricia Cullen, opens in a new window

Partnerships

• Dr Alice de Jonge, opens in a new window
• Dr Bianca Fileborn, opens in a new window
• Dr Manjula O'Connor, opens in a new window
• Emeritus Professor Carolyn Warner, opens in a new window
• Associate Professor Jesse Cale, opens in a new window
• Professor Sue Green, opens in a new window
• Dr Stacy Tzoumakis, opens in a new window
• Dr Vanessa Lee Ah Mat

PLuS Alliance research affiliates

• Associate Professor Jennet Kirkpatrick (Arizona State University), opens in a new window

An annual 16-day blogathon featuring writers and activists reporting on #GenderBasedViolence worldwide as part of the global #16DaysOfActivism against Gender-Based Violence Campaign.

Hosted by genderED at the University of Edinburgh, the Gendered Violence Research Network at the University of New South Wales and the Centre for Publishing at Dr B R Ambedkar University Delhi.
 

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