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EMOTIONAL UNVEILING: Members of Stella Young’s family, Romy, Lynne and Madi are joined by State Minister for Women Natalie Hutchins, left, to unveil a statue honouring Stella at Cato Park, Stawell. At the well-attended ceremony, Ms Young was remembered as a staunch advocate for women and people with disability. The statue is the culmination of a project involving artists, students and different levels of government. Story, page 26. Picture: PAUL CARRACHER
Changing attitudes A
BY JESSICA GRIMBLE
majority of people recognise domestic and family violence is a problem, but less than half accept it occurs in their town.
The latest National Community Attitudes Survey, released last week, provides insights into attitudes of violence against women, including change over time, and seeks to understand the impact of policy and bystander action. Australia’s National Research Or-
ganisation for Women’s Safety-led survey showed attitudes towards violence against women, including awareness of what constituted as violence, had improved and rejection of sexual violence increased. But it also demonstrated that women continued to experience blame and were accused of overexaggeration or vengeful reaction in response to reports of violence; while men’s actions were excused, in some circumstances, citing natural desire or being accept-
able when occurring in an act of anger. While more than 90 percent of respondents recognise violence against women is a problem, 47 percent say it occurs in their town. Women’s Health Grampians chief executive Marianne Hendron said reporting of domestic and family violence was above the state average in the Horsham, Ararat, Northern Grampians and Yarriambiack local government areas – and a ‘serious issue’ in most regions.
“There has definitely been an increase in reporting, particularly in the past six to seven years, which I think can be explained by increased awareness, a better equipped police service and an increased tendency to report because people feel confident they will be taken seriously,” she said. “That flies in the face of this view in the national survey that it’s not happening in people’s localities – because clearly, it’s a problem in many regions.”
More than 40 percent of respondents mistakenly believe that domestic violence is equally committed by men and women – a significant increase from 23 percent of respondents in 2009. Less than 60 percent of respondents believe men are the primary perpetrators of domestic violence; an Australian Bureau of Statistics ‘personal safety survey’ shows most victim-survivors name a male perpetrator. Continued page 3
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