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“Hostile and violent attitudes toward women are the clearest warning sign of
violent extremism, a study has found.
As national cabinet prepares to discuss how to combat family violence, the
research identifies misogyny as not just a social issue, but a matter of
national security.
The University of Melbourne survey of Australians as young as 13 found that
misogyny could predict support for extremist violence "way beyond" where
someone sat on the political spectrum, what religion they belonged to, or how
much time they spent online.
Report author Sara Meger said the study was the first of its kind to show that
misogyny was not an isolated prejudice, but a robust, cross-cutting predictor
of violent extremism.
"The number one thing predicting whether or not somebody is going to hold
extremist attitudes is whether they think violence against women is
acceptable," Dr Meger said.
The research was funded by the Office of National Intelligence and put forward
five recommendations, the first being that misogyny and anti-feminism should be
recognised as a form of violent extremism in the national counter-extremism
framework.”
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
