Beyond #MeToo, we need bystander action to prevent sexual violence
- Written by Anastasia Powell, Associate Professor and ARC DECRA Fellow, Criminology and Justice Studies, RMIT University
Increased awareness of sexual violence is not sufficient to challenge the abuse and stop it at its source.shutterstock
Something truly powerful happens when victims of sexual violence choose to publicly share their account of harassment and abuse. Some will continue to minimise the violence and blame victims. But movements such as #MeToo and...
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