Violence against women is getting worse. How does this affect you and your children?

The 25th November every year is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. This year the event will run for 16 days until 10 December 2020 with the theme “Orange the World.” Are things getting better for Australian and Indonesian women?

Will future generations of Indonesian women inherit a world in which violence towards women is prevalent Source: Photo by TheGenderAgency/Creative Commons.

Long term anti-violence activist Anis Hidayah is founder and head of Migrant Care in Indonesia.  She believes the struggle to eliminate violence against women needs to be co-ordinated and fought at an international level.  Anis Hidayah explains what the real pre-requisites are if violence against women is ever going to be eradicated.

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The home is the number one crime scene in Australia. Many women suffer in silence. Source: Image by Dan Peled/AAP PHOTOS 01 JULY 2020.