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"The spike in reports of women murdered by men this year has prompted
widespread conversations across Australia about how we end gender-based
violence. Much of this discussion has been about the importance of creating a
more gender-equal society.
This then spurred conversations about the “Nordic paradox”. This theory
questions why countries closer to achieving gender equality still report high
rates of violence against women.
Countries such as Iceland elect more women to parliament, have more equitable
parental leave policies and better pay parity, but have rates of violence
similar to ostensibly less gender-equal countries.
At first glance, this seems an interesting contradiction. However, research
informing Australian approaches is clear. These forms of gender parity are
important, but they’re not enough to prevent violence against women on their
own."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
