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A way through the thicket : why understanding gender and colonisation is key to eliminating family violence in Aotearoa New Zealand The Auckland Coalition for the Safety of Women and Children

Contributor(s): The Auckland Coalition for the Safety of Women and Children.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Auckland, New Zealand : The Auckland Coalition for the Safety of Women and Children, 2020Description: electronic document (17 pages) ; PDF file.Subject(s): COLONISATION | DOMESTIC VIOLENCE | FAMILY VIOLENCE | GENDER EQUALITY | INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE | MĀORI | PREVENTION | RISK FACTORS | SEXUAL VIOLENCE | NEW ZEALANDOnline resources: Click here to access online | Summary Summary: This paper is designed to in form the development of the national strategy and action plan for the Joint Venture leading the Government's work on family violence and sexual violence. While the paper focusses on family violence (which includes sexual abuse and sexual assault perpetrated by a family member or ex/partner), many of its points also pertain to non-family sexual violence. Last year (2019) was the worst yearf or intimate partner homicides in New Zealand in a decade (Ensor et al, 2020). In order to develop successful interventions to respond to and eliminate family violence, it is necessary to understand key underlying causes and enablers of family violence. These include gender inequity and ongoing colonisation. (Authors' Introduction). Record #7131
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Written August 2020

This paper is designed to in form the development of the national strategy and action plan for the Joint Venture leading the Government's work on family violence and sexual violence. While the paper focusses on family violence (which includes sexual abuse and sexual assault perpetrated by a family member or ex/partner), many of its points also pertain to non-family sexual violence.

Last year (2019) was the worst yearf or intimate partner homicides in New Zealand in a decade (Ensor et al, 2020). In order to develop successful interventions to respond to and eliminate family violence, it is necessary to understand key underlying causes and enablers of family violence. These include gender inequity and ongoing colonisation. (Authors' Introduction). Record #7131

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