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2023 Publication Performance
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Monash Research Outputs: 258
Mean Field Weighted Citation Impact (FWCI): 2.16
3 Year Rolling Mean FWCI: 2.11
Children Feel ‘Invisible and Unheard’ in Family Violence Responses
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The Monash Gender and Family Violence Prevention Centre, Faculty of Arts, released a report revealing that young victim-survivors in Victoria who have experienced family violence feel ‘invisible and unheard’ when disclosing their victimisation to different services. The report, titled ‘I believe you’, emphasised the importance of ensuring young people are validated and heard when making their first contact with support services, and the need for practitioners to use individualised, trauma-informed and age-appropriate supports to ensure youth do not feel alienated.
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Could Smart Speakers Protect Women Against Intimate Partner Violence?
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Faculty of Arts researchers published a paper, titled ‘Should we embrace “Big Sister”?’ exploring the potential to use “always on” smart speakers as a surveillance tool to protect women from intimate partner violence in their own homes. The study discussed the potential of smart speaker devices to detect audio signals associated with violence, the barriers to their effective access for victims, and the broader social, ethical and political implications of relying on such technology for safety.
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The Value of Daughters in Ageing Societies
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A study by Monash University Malaysia’s Business School warned that the traditional preference in some Asian societies for a son rather than a daughter had the potential to worsen gender inequality in rapidly ageing populations. The research paper, published in the Journal of Happiness Studies, outlined the unique demographic crisis facing Asia’s ageing population over the coming decade and showed how living with daughters was associated with greater happiness, improved health, reduced loneliness, and better economic conditions for older adults.
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Diversifying the Gender Equality Lens to Include Migrant Women
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Faculty of Arts researchers conducted a study examining gender equality strategies in Victorian local councils, focusing on the inclusion of migrant and refugee women. The research involved interviews with 48 women working in these councils to understand the impact of gender equality strategies on their workplace experiences.
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Recognising Forced Marriage as Family Violence
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The Monash Gender and Family Violence Prevention Centre released a report exploring the effects of introducing changes to Victoria’s legal framework to recognise forced marriage as a form of family violence had had for victim-survivors. The study emphasised the need for better service coordination and understanding of the needs of those affected by forced marriage.
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Income Equity for Australian Women
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The Monash Centre for Health Research and Implementation (MCHRI) released its first annual Australian Women’s Health and Wellbeing Scorecard in 2023, revealing that Australian women face significant gender disparities in income, labour force engagement and health outcomes. The researchers found economic indicators for women were improving but that a gender gap remains for all indicators except unemployment. At current rates it will take 70 years for women to reach full time employment equality with men, and more than 200 years to reach income equity.
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Increasing Participation of Women in Peace Operations
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The Gender, Peace and Security Centre was awarded a $637,874 grant by Global Affairs Canada to conduct a three year project identifying barriers, issues and best practices for peacekeeping personnel with caring responsibilities. The study is the first of its kind to identify the causes and consequences of marginalising uniformed personnel with caring responsibilities from military and police organisations in troop- and police-contributing countries and United Nations peace operations.
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SVRI Grant to End Violence Against Women
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Monash Indonesia researchers were awarded the SVRI (Sexual Violence Research Initiative) Knowledge for Action to End Violence Against Women and Violence Against Children Research Grant 2023 to address gender-based violence and improve access to justice for transgender women. Partnering with local organisations, the researchers will adapt and test the WINGS (“Women Initiating New Goals for Safety”) evidence-based screening, brief intervention and referral to treatment service tool to identify and address gender based violence against women at risk.
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