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This image was one of a series featuring SFijian actors to illustrate stories about situations that can trigger gender violence in families. : Ali Rae CCBY4.0

Asking women about the relevance of rules on gender violence should be the first step to confronting this issue. Stronger laws on their own just don’t cut it.

International women's day

Lore, laws and the effects on Pacific women

Asking women about the relevance of rules on gender violence should be the first step to confronting this issue. Stronger laws on their own just don’t cut it.

Culture
Women experience violence in different ways — influenced by their perceived class, race, and sexuality. Creative commons

The internet allows women to find solidarity but it doesn’t allow everyone to have an equal voice.

Standing up to violence against women

Voices still missing from online activism

The internet allows women to find solidarity but it doesn’t allow everyone to have an equal voice.

Culture
Speaking about politics is commonly considered socially taboo. : cottonbro studio/Pexels Free to use

For a protest movement to succeed, it must fit within the cultural landscape of its environment.

Standing up to violence against women

How women holding flowers held Japanese courts to account

For a protest movement to succeed, it must fit within the cultural landscape of its environment.

Human Interest
South Asian women are demanding an end to violence and oppression. : Joe Athialy, Flickr CC 2.0

Violence against women in South Asia remains high, but women are slowly gaining wins through online activism.

Standing up to violence against women

South Asian women pushing back against rape culture

Society
After a long and slippery road, students and academics in Indonesia now have a decree to protect them against sexual crime : “Woman on bicycle” by Indigo Skies Photography is available at https://bit.ly/3V2nBQX CC BY 2.0

It’s been a long fight but the battle against sexual violence in Indonesia’s universities is slowly being won.

Standing up to violence against women

How universities are beating sexual predators

Law