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Quarterly Essay 97: Losing It

Can We Stop Violence Against Women and Children

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Quarterly Essay 97: Losing It

By: Jess Hill
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What will it take to stop gendered violence? What went wrong? Australian governments promised to end violence against women and children in a single generation. Instead, it is escalating: men have been murdering women at an increased rate, coercive control and sexual violence are becoming more complex and severe, and we see a marked rise in youth-on-youth sexual assault. Why? In Losing It, Jess Hill investigates Australia's National Plan to End Violence Against Women and Children to find out what's working and what's not – and what we can do to turn things around. This compassionate, groundbreaking essay lifts the lid on a national crisis.

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for years, jess hill's work in this area has been vital. in this essay, she elucidates the ways in which violence against women & children is actually increasing in australia despite our apparently groundbreaking national policy aiming to get rid of it within a generation, and summarises the content of the second draft of that policy, which she co-led.

she calls for the govt to do more than voice support for the measures recommended in second draft. i hope her writing & advocacy on these issues, along with the important work of the many front line workers, leaders & academics she interviews, will shift the dial. while some of the stories she shares detail extreme violence, i find most devastating her stats showing just how broadly the aust community is affected by childhood trauma, insecure attachment and shame.

a must read for all australians.

brilliant analysis of an urgent issue

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Dr Hill is such an important voice in a critical part of life as an Australian.
Maybe should have a trigger warning for DV victims but I guess that is always assumed with her work
Thank you Dr Hill and all referenced work as always

Every Australian needs to hear

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Just go and listen to it. Incisive and holistic analysis that we’ve come to expect from this fantastic journo.

Jess Hill is the GOAT on this topic

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jess hill is a national treasure - this essay is heart breaking, illuminating, intelligent and essential listening. it offers depth, perspective, solutions and genuine insight into such a wicked problem.

a tour de force

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The depth of knowledge, victim survivor stories, and articulation of current policies is exceptional. This is such an informative piece that is a must read or listen to.

Exceptional

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