Gendered Violence Research Network
Learn more about the National Survey of LGBTIQA+ Experiences of Sexual Violence below.
Learn more about the National Survey of LGBTIQA+ Experiences of Sexual Violence below.
The Gendered Violence Research Network (GVRN) is a joint initiative of UNSW Arts, Design & Architecture and UNSW Law & Justice. Our network unites UNSW’s significant domestic and international research expertise to respond, prevent and end gendered violence in Australia and beyond.
GVRN is at the forefront of developing solutions to prevent gendered violence – one of the most prevalent human rights violations affecting our world today.
Although studies clearly show that women and children are disproportionately affected, our research explores the impact of gendered violence – also known as ‘gender-based violence’ or ‘gender-related violence’ – on all population groups.
Co-convenors - Professor Jan Breckenridge, Head of UNSW School of Social Sciences. A new co-convenor will be announced soon.
Our objectives are to:
Our strategies are to:
Our expertise includes:
Gendered violence is an expression of power and control over individuals or groups because of their gender. It's a broad term that encompasses domestic, family and sexual violence, and includes sexual harassment, sexual assault, stalking, intimate partner violence, and violence among household members, extended families and kinships. ‘Gender-related violence, gender-based violence’ (GBV), ‘sexual and gender-based violence’ (SGBV) and ‘violence against women’ (VAW) are common terms in this field. ‘Gendered misconduct’ and ‘sexual misconduct’ are also used.
While it’s clear that women and children are disproportionately affected, we use ‘gendered violence’ with the acknowledgement that men, women, elders and youth can be victims and perpetrators. We acknowledge that gendered violence can be experienced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTIQ) people. Gendered violence is not limited to physical or sexual violence – it can include a range of behaviours used to intimidate, coerce, harass and control another person, including financial abuse.
Co Convenors
Executive
UNSW Arts, Design & Architecture
UNSW Business School
UNSW Canberra
UNSW Law & Justice
UNSW Medicine & Health
Partnerships
PLuS Alliance research affiliates
Postgraduate research affiliates
In a unique partnership between King’s College London, UNSW Sydney and Arizona State University, the PLuS Alliance works towards promoting social justice principles and enabling research-led solutions to global challenges including gendered violence.
An annual 16-day blogathon featuring writers and activists reporting on #GenderBasedViolence worldwide as part of the global #16DaysOfActivism against Gender-Based Violence Campaign.
Hosted by genderED at the University of Edinburgh, the Gendered Violence Research Network at the University of New South Wales and the Centre for Publishing at Dr B R Ambedkar University Delhi.
For further information about GVRN, our services and how we can tailor our services to the specific needs of your organisation, please contact:
Mailin Suchting
Manager, Gendered Violence Research Network, UNSW
T: +61 2 9065 8339
E: m.suchting@unsw.edu.au