The 5th UN sustainable development goal is Gender Equality. This snapshot provides a sense of how well the world is doing on that goal. It is helpful in understanding the various ways in which gender inequality permeates society and the multitude of avenues that exist to eliminating it.
Topic: Prevalence and Impact
Our Watch – Men in focus: practice guide and evidence review
Review of the evidence on working with men in the prevention of men’s violence against women.
Know Your A-Z – Our Watch
An activity that helps us to think about what we can do individually to challenge harmful gender stereotypes.
YourToolKit.com – Preventing VAW at home
Tips for individuals to recognize healthy relationships at home for themselves or family members and how to challenge unhealthy behaviours and harmful stereotypes and norms.
The urgency of intersectionality Ted Talk – Kimberlé Crenshaw
A Ted talk explaining the meaning of intersectionality in detail that helps us to consider our own biases and provides insights on how we can counteract them.
Commonwealth Government – The Algorithm of Disrespect
A link to the federal government’s initiative to discuss how violence against women and girls is perpetuated online. There is an interactive educational tool that shows how youth might be consuming harmful content and a resource hub that offers information sheets, discussion guides, social tiles and more. Click ‘Enter James’ Phone’ to start the activity. There is a link to a video version above that.
News.com.au – Australia’s shameful violence against women
A video presenting some of the statistics around men’s violence against women in Australia. 2 minute watch.
Workforce Development Collaborative – Knowledge and Practice Skills for Responding to Family and Domestic Violence Disclosures using First Nations Strategies
Knowledge and Practice Skills for Responding to Family and Domestic Violence Disclosure using First Nations Strategies training from the Centre for Women’s Safety and Wellbeing.
