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"Long way to go before women get a fair go, as jealousy lurks", Editorial, The Age, March 3 2017

3 March 2017

One in three young Australians think it's hard to respect a woman in revealing clothing, and one in five think jealousy is a sign of love.  About the same number think men should be head of the household, and one in ten believe intoxication is at least a partial excuse for violence.

Research shows that sexist and stereotypical ideas about gender and gender roles underpin violence against women.  We still have a long way to go to change such attitudes.

Read the Editorial here.
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