
Kate Fitz-Gibbon
Professor of Social Science at Monash University
Prof (Practice) @MonashBusiness, @MelbLawSchool Honorary Professorial Fellow & consultant. @Respect__Vic Chair. @WEF Young Global Leader 2024. All views my own.
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3 weeks ago |
phys.org | Steven Roberts |Kate Fitz-Gibbon |Rebecca Stewart |Lisa Lock
Every school around Australia is almost certain to have students who are victim-survivors of family and domestic violence. The 2023 Australian Child Maltreatment Study found neglect and physical, sexual and emotional abuse of children is widespread.
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3 weeks ago |
theconversation.com | Steven Roberts |Kate Fitz-Gibbon |Rebecca Stewart
Every school around Australia is almost certain to have students who are victim-survivors of family and domestic violence. The 2023 Australian Child Maltreatment Study found neglect and physical, sexual and emotional abuse of children is widespread. Among Australians aged 16–65 years, 32% experienced physical abuse, 28.5% experienced sexual abuse, 39% experienced emotional abuse and 9% had been neglected during their childhoods.
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3 weeks ago |
onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Rebecca Stewart |Monash Gender |Kate Fitz-Gibbon |Steven Roberts
1 Introduction Australia's current 10-year strategy, the National Plan to end Violence against Women and Children 2022–2032 (Department of Social Services, DSS 2022) expressly acknowledges children as victim-survivors in their own right and commits to developing improved child-centred policies and practices. This acknowledgement follows the recommendations of the National Plan consultation projects (Fitz-Gibbon et al.
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1 month ago |
tandfonline.com | Kate Fitz-Gibbon |Silke Meyer |Ellen Reeves
ABSTRACTNew criminal offences for coercive and controlling behaviours have been introduced over the last decade in several international jurisdictions, including in England and Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.
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2 months ago |
theconversation.com | Kate Fitz-Gibbon |Hayley Boxall
In the past week, at least seven women have been killed in Australia, allegedly by men. These deaths have occurred in different contexts – across state borders, communities and relationships. But are united by one truth: they are part of the ongoing national crisis of men’s violence against women and children. While in the first four weeks of the election campaign there was silence from the major parties on this issue, now – with one week to go – both have released their commitments.
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RT @ACU_ICPS: Calls for schools to identify DV, ABC World Today discussion. @Kate_FitzGibbon talks to a school principal & a teacher about…

📢 New Publication today: ‘Examining the Impact of Domestic and Family Violence on Young Australians’ School-Level Education.’ 🧒📚 Our findings show that while schools often serve as the most consistent point of contact for young people experiencing abuse, they are not always https://t.co/fJNeZqfOk0

RT @ACU_ICPS: New campaign launched this week promoting healthy attitudes about masculinity among boys & young men. Draws on @JesuitSocialS…