Five years after March 4 Justice, women are still being killed

Five years after tens of thousands of women marched across Australia demanding action on gendered violence, the country has changed its language and policies. But the most brutal statistic – women killed by current or former partners – has not declined.

Pearls and Irritations

'Difficult' women

"Grace Tame reacts to PM's comment labelling her 'difficult'."

Tame: "'Difficult' is the misogynist's code for a woman who won't comply. History tends to call her 'courageous'.''
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-26/federal-politics-live-blog-chalmers-inflation/106388618
#Misogyny #WitchHunts #GenderedViolence #resistanceMovement #Socialcohesion #leaders #bystanders #Australia #DifficultWomen

Image: Francisco Goya, Witches' Flight, 1798
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witches%27_Flight

Constant inaction when the wins would be so easy and stack. There's no excuses, Labor just dont care about this epidemic.

"Alcohol is involved in around 65% of all family violence reported to police, and family violence occurs more often in suburbs with a high concentration of poker machines."

Enough talk: 8 women killed in 2026 and still no urgency by Senator Larissa Waters on WomensAgenda

https://womensagenda.com.au/latest/enough-talk-8-women-killed-in-2026-and-still-no-urgency/

#MensViolence #MensViolenceAgainstWomen #WomensAgenda #Australia #Politics #AusPol #VoteGreen #NeoLiberalScum #GenderedViolence #ViolenceAgainstWomen #DomesticViolence

Enough talk: 8 women killed in 2026 and still no urgency

Don't just talk. Commit the funding and show political will to do what it takes to end violence against women, writes Larissa Waters.

Women's Agenda

Queensland police scrap specialist unit providing support for domestic and family violence cases

Change comes after 100-day review that found domestic violence case management was not ‘core’ police business

The Queensland police service plans to disband a specialist unit that provided statewide support for domestic and family violence cases, prompting concern from frontline workers that the loss of an “important resource” would place women at greater risk.

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jan/31/queensland-police-scrap-domestic-violence-unit?CMP=share_btn_url

#QLD #QLDPol #QLDPolice #Australia #AusPol #Men #Sexism #RapeCulture #ToxicMasculinity #ViolenceAgainstWomen #VAW #GenderedViolence

Queensland police scrap specialist unit providing support for domestic and family violence cases

Change comes after 100-day review that found domestic violence case management was not ‘core’ police business’

The Guardian

“Dirty bitches.” “Fucking bitch.”
Different countries. Same reflex.
When women resist institutional enforcement, degradation follows—and power protects it.
#InstitutionalMisogyny #StateViolence #GenderedViolence #ReneeNicoleGood #ICE #France

http://cherokeeschill.com/2026/01/12/fucking-bitches-language-of-institutional-misogyny/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Horizon Accord | Institutional Misogyny | Gendered Violence | Power and Language | Machine Learning

From France’s First Lady to an ICE shooting in Minneapolis, the same slur surfaces when women resist institutional enforcement. The repetition reveals a structure, not a coincidence.

Cherokee Schill | Insurance Agent & AI Ethics Researcher

[🚫no men🚫]

Bruce Lerhmann lost his defamation case appeal.

Such a fucking loser.

I'll never not repost this headline.

#BruceLehrmann #Men #Sexism #RapeCulture #ToxicMasculinity #ViolenceAgainstWomen #VAW #GenderedViolence #Rape #SexualAssault

That awful feeling you get when you google someone whose opinion you value, only to see things like [person's name] controversy" and "[person's name] allegations"...

#Men #RapeCulture #VAW #GenderedViolence

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Australia’s blokey culture and rigid gender roles >>
https://mastodon.au/@Bellingen/115601968388512777

Every 10 minutes, partners and family members killed a woman intentionally in 2024 and that trend is growing, according to the UN. >>
https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/11/1166450
#GenderedViolence #violence #misogyny #femicide #GenderRoles #rigidity #masculinity #norms #MaleFantasies #MaleEntitlement #parenting #relationships #DomesticViolence #PetroMasculinity #sport #education #culture

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Attached: 1 image Australia’s blokey culture and rigid gender roles What it means to be a man in Australia: "Young NSW men admit to sexually harassing women. More than a quarter of young New South Wales men who participated in a recent survey agreed that “men should use violence to get respect if necessary”, and over one-third admitted to sexually harassing a woman in the past month." >> https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/nov/24/minns-labor-pledges-action-man-box-survey-reveals-how-many-young-nsw-men-admit-sexually-harassing-women "A lot of men resent the fact that women have rights and have entitlements and have freedoms." Anne Summers >> https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/nov/15/anne-summers-interview-womens-rights #GenderRoles #rigidity #masculinity #norms #violence #MaleFantasies #GenderedViolence #manly #MaleEntitlement #violence #parenting #relationships #DomesticViolence #NSW #PetroMasculinity #misogyny #culture

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Australia’s blokey culture and rigid gender roles

What it means to be a man in Australia:
"Young NSW men admit to sexually harassing women. More than a quarter of young New South Wales men who participated in a recent survey agreed that “men should use violence to get respect if necessary”, and over one-third admitted to sexually harassing a woman in the past month."
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https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/nov/24/minns-labor-pledges-action-man-box-survey-reveals-how-many-young-nsw-men-admit-sexually-harassing-women

"A lot of men resent the fact that women have rights and have entitlements and have freedoms." Anne Summers
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https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/nov/15/anne-summers-interview-womens-rights
#GenderRoles #rigidity #masculinity #norms #violence #MaleFantasies #GenderedViolence #manly #MaleEntitlement #violence #parenting #relationships #DomesticViolence #NSW #PetroMasculinity #misogyny #culture