Dr Peta Cox Feb| 2016 VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN: WHAT THE DATA CAN TELL US The information presented in this webinar is of a general nature and is not a substitute for legal or other professional advice. The views expressed in this presentation do not necessarily represent the views of the Australian Government, or MHS. While all reasonable care has been taken in the preparation of this presentation, no liability is assumed for any errors or omissions.

Part 1 What data are we talking about? Part 2 Do men and women experience different violence? Part 3 Partner violence: How often does it happen? What happens? What happens afterwards? Part 4 What help can ANROWS provide? 2 TODAY’S WEBINAR

WHAT DATA ARE WE TALKING ABOUT?

Australia’s best quantitative data participants All states and territories Weighted analysis by ABS provides national estimates Extremely detailed info on most recent incident Household survey – some limitations on accessing populations who do not communicate fluently in English and those living in institutional settings 4 WHAT IS THE PSS?

Our only reliable population level estimates Used in most ‘how big is this problem’ material, including media, advocacy, policy etc. Essential for Burden of Disease and economic impact calculations 5 HOW IMPORTANT IS THE PSS? Numbers are where most people start their discussion of violence

GENDERED PATTERNS OF VIOLENCE

Assaulted by a man Assaulted in a place of entertainment Assaulted by a stranger Assaulted by a man Assault in their home Assaulted by a partner 7 WHAT IS MOST COMMON? GENDERED VARIATIONS IN MOST RECENT PHYSICAL ASSAULT WHAT IS MOST COMMON? GENDERED VARIATIONS IN MOST RECENT PHYSICAL ASSAULT Male victim Female victim

8 GENDERED DIFFERENCES (CONT)

PARTNER VIOLENCE

10 HOW MANY WOMEN EXPERIENCE PARTNER VIOLENCE? Note: At least one incident of violence, but not necessarily a pattern of violence, all partners.

11 HOW MANY WOMEN EXPERIENCE PARTNER VIOLENCE? No violence by male perp (5,372,800, 61.5%) All violence by male perp (3,362,600, 38.5%) Known male (2,943,200, 33.7%) Male intimate partner (2,194,200, 25.1%) Cohabiting male partner (1,470,200, 16.8%) Boyfriend/ male date (981,300, 11.2%) Other known male (1,331,900, 15.2%) Male stranger (903,700, 10.3%) Note: A person can experience violence by more than one type of perpetrator and so numbers cannot be totalled.

12 WHAT TYPES OF VIOLENCE? Note: Can not add these numbers together for a single relationship. Detail on totals for each type of violence available in ANROWS PSS report, p. 91.

Most recent incident of cohabiting partner violence: At least 9/10 happened in the home In about half of cases women indicated that drugs or alcohol contributed to the incident Since the age of 15: Over 400,000 women have experienced partner violence during pregnancy Over half a million women reported their children had seen or heard partner violence 13 MORE CHARACTERISTICS OF PARTNER VIOLENCE INCIDENTS

14 FIRST PERSON TOLD

15 ENGAGEMENT WITH THE POLICE AND JUSTICE SYSTEM

16 SEPARATION – DECIDING TO LEAVE

17 REASONS FOR RETURNING

18 WORK IMPACTS

USING THE DATA & ANROWS PSS RESOURCES

1.Violence experienced by women and men 2.Women’s experience of sexual assault 3.Women’s experiences of partner violence, and 4.Women’s experiences of multiple victimisation 1.Prevalence of violence 2.Victim demographics 3.Perpetrator characteristics 4.Incident characteristics 5.Post-incident actions and impacts (Some variation needed to accommodate nature of data.) 20 WHAT DOES THE ANROWS PSS REPORT COVER? Four sections Asking key questions

The report uses infographics, graphs and text boxes to explain and demonstrate the findings of the research. The following resources are available on our website: The full report A summary report which uses infographics The full set of tables requested from the ABS A selection of infographics ready for download An example of how this data can help ‘tell a story’ about domestic violence and sexual assault An example of how this data can help ‘tell a story’ about domestic violence and sexual assault 21 WHAT OTHER RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE?

 NEXT 1800RESPECT WEBINAR:  Understanding the complexities in LGBTIQ domestic and family violence: What to look for and how to respond  Presented by Kai Noonan, Project coordinator, domestic and family violence at ACON  Thursday 21 st April 2016  Registration at 1800RESPECT.org.au/workers/1800respect-webinars/  Inaugural National Research Conference ANROWS  February, Melbourne   Celebrity 20Twenty game for the Luke Batty Foundation  This family friendly community event is being held as a tribute to Luke and to raise awareness about family violence. It will also raise funds for the Luke Batty Foundation.  Sunday 21 February, Melbourne, 12-6pm  Tickets and information 22 UPCOMING EVENTS

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