When husbands were charged with assaults, wives would often petition magistrates for clemency to avoid the financial ruin that would come if the family breadwinner was sent to prison.
Historian Judith Allen argues that there were two major cultural changes that empowered more Australian women to leave violent men. One was the decline in family fertility between and , which meant women had fewer dependants to support in the event of relationship breakdown. The other was the post-war rise in opportunities for paid female employment.
This underlines the importance of recognising how non-physical forms of abuse — such as economic abuse — continue to prevent women from leaving unhealthy relationships. In a society where men still largely control the economic livelihoods of women, this also perpetuates a culture of sexual violence. Gender violence can affect anyone.
But historical legacies have rendered some communities more vulnerable than others. Frontier violence routinely led to the sexual and economic exploitation of Indigenous women, who became particularly vulnerable to gender violence when isolated from kinship networks.
Again and again, the media has amplified some reports over others. This increased the stigmatisation of migrant women who did wish to engage in sex work, leaving them prey to exploitative conditions. Cultural attitudes towards sexuality have also influenced patterns of gender violence. One outcome of this history is that the media continues to personify white women as a type of ideal victim, while routinely characterising women of colour, the LGBTIQ community, migrant women, and sex workers as culpable for their own victimisation.
These range from arguing for statutes to raise the age of consent in the s and s to criminalising marital rape a century later. Activist women have also long challenged the sensationalist approach of the media in its coverage of gender violence by developing emotional appeals that humanise violated women and link gender, race and class to the root causes of the issue.
Historical gains against gender violence in Australia only occurred because of the willingness of some to stand against complacency. The problem will not be solved by the simple march of time.
It has tracked the changing attitudes of Australians since , with the last two surveys released in and Ashley Broadway, , ashley think-hq. Joseph McMahon, , joseph think-hq. Jen Sharpe, , jen think-hq. Home News New research uncovers disturbi Posted in Media releases New research uncovers disturbing Australian attitudes towards violence against women and gender equality Friday, 30th November A major study released today has found that a concerning number of Australians still hold outdated and harmful views about gender equality and violence against women.
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