16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence

The 16 Days of Activism campaign calls for action against one of the world’s most persistent violations of human rights: violence against women. During the campaign -- which commences on 25-November for the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (IDEVAW) -- people around the world unite to raise awareness about gender-based violence, challenge discriminatory attitudes and call for improved laws and services to end violence against women for good.

Culminating on 10-December for International Human Rights Day, the campaign advocates for a future where human rights are enjoyed by everyone, everywhere. When harmful stereotypes and structural inequities are eliminated, everyone can thrive and we will all benefit from our diversity.

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16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence

The 16 Days of Activism campaign calls for action against one of the world’s most persistent violations of human rights: violence against women. During the campaign -- which commences on 25-November for the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (IDEVAW) -- people around the world unite to raise awareness about gender-based violence, challenge discriminatory attitudes and call for improved laws and services to end violence against women for good.

Culminating on 10-December for International Human Rights Day, the campaign advocates for a future where human rights are enjoyed by everyone, everywhere. When harmful stereotypes and structural inequities are eliminated, everyone can thrive and we will all benefit from our diversity.

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Fearless : finding the power to thrive
?oki?, Jelena
Paper Book
How do you find hope when all is lost? How do you find strength when you feel broken? How do you find your voice when you feel worthless and scared? In Jelena Dokic's first bestselling book, Unbreakable, the former world No. 4 revealed her incredible survival story; how...
Hana : the audacity to be free
Assafiri, Hana
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Hana Assafiri is a much-loved and revered social activist and radical entrepreneur. Through the medium of food and dining in her renowned Moroccan Soup Bar, she has worked tirelessly to rectify the systemic and social barriers to women's empowerment. Hana's memoir follows her childhood...
The handmaid's tale
Atwood, Margaret
Paper Book
The stunning graphic novel adaptation * A must-read and collector's item for fans of "the patron saint of feminist dystopian fiction" (New York Times).   Look for The Testaments, the sequel to The Handmaid's Tale   In Margaret...
The testaments
Atwood, Margaret
Paper Book
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Fix the system, not the women
Bates, Laura
Paper Book
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A mother's story
Batty, Rosie
Audiobook
The gift of fear : survival signals that protect us from violence
De Becker, Gavin
Paper Book
Shattering the myth that most violent acts are unpredictable, de Becker, whose clients include top Hollywood stars and government agencies, offers specific ways to protect yourself and those you love, including...how to act when approached by a stranger...when you should fear someone close to you.....
Women & children
Birch, Tony
Paper Book
It's 1965 and Joe Cluny is living in a working-class suburb with his mum, Marion, and sister, Ruby, spending his days trying to avoid trouble with the nuns at the local Catholic primary school. One evening his Aunty Oona appears on the doorstep, distressed and needing somewhere to stay. As his mum...
Lost boys: a personal journey through the manosphere
Bloodworth, James.
Paper Book
An astonishing undercover investigation into the paranoid and misogynistic subcultures of the manosphere, by the Orwell Prize-longlisted author of Hired
The book of Eve
Boullosa, Carmen
Paper Book
A brilliant, feminist twist on the Book of Genesis from Carmen Boullosa.  What if everything they've told us about the Garden of Eden was wrong? Faced with what appears to be an apocryphal manuscript containing ten books and ninety-one parts, Eve decides to tell her...
She is not your rehab : one man's journey to healing and the global anti-violence movement he inspired
Brown, Matt
Paper Book
Mataio (Matt) Faafetai Malietoa Brown offers the men in his barbershop a haircut with a difference: a safe space to be seen and heard without judgement.As the creator of My Fathers Barbers, Matt has inspired a new generation of New Zealand men to break free from the cycle of abuse -- and those men...
Unbound : my story of liberation and the birth of the Me Too movement
Burke, Tarana
Paper Book
From the founder and activist behind one of the largest movements of the twenty-first century, the me too movement, Tarana Burke debuts a powerful memoir about her own journey to saying those two simple yet infinitely powerful words and how she brought empathy back to an entire generation<...
Bad men : the hidden roots of sexual deception, harassment & assault
Buss, David M.
Sexual conflict permeates ancient religions, from injunctions about thy neighbor's wife to the sexual obligations of marriage. It is etched in written laws that dictate who can and cannot have sex with whom. Its manifestations shape our sexual morality, evoking approving accolades or contemptuous...
No Power Greater : A History of Union Action in Australia
Byrne, Liam
Paper Book
Unions are making a comeback. Labour disputes around the world have hit the headlines as unions take action to challenge inequality. But while media coverage has increased, understanding of unions has not. In this lively history of Australian unionism Liam Byrne seeks to illuminate what unionism...
Miss Kim knows : and other stories
Cho, Nam-ju
Paper Book
FROM THE AUTHOR OF KIM JIYOUNG, BORN 1982 'There is laughter and joy to be found in these pages, along with the kind of laughter that sets two women over 50 rolling in the snow with tears streaming down their frozen cheeks and the aurora borealis dancing above them.' The...
Wronged: The Weaponization of Victimhood
Chouliaraki, Lilie.
Paper Book
Why is being a victim such a potent identity today? Who claims to be a victim, and why? How have such claims changed in the past century? Who benefits and who loses from the struggles over victimhood in public culture? In this timely and incisive book, Lilie Chouliaraki shows how claiming...
How decent folk behave
Clarke, Maxine Beneba
Paper Book
we are all just one small disaster away from sinking, and sometimes you only realise when you're gasping for air On a daylight street in Minneapolis Minnesota, a Black man is asphyxiated - by callous knee of an officer, by cruel might...
Bold types : how Australia's first women journalists blazed a trail
Clarke, Patricia
Paper Book
In Bold Types, Patricia Clarke recounts the chequered journey of women journalists in the fight for gender equality from 1860 to the end of World War II. These were independent, adventurous women who ventured far and wide in search of news, relevance and equality.<...
The gender bias : the barriers that hold women back, and how to break them
Cohen-Hatton, Sabrina
Paper Book
A rallying call to change the perception of successful women by a woman at the top of her field.
Daughters of Melbourne : a guide to the invisible statues of Melbourne
Coote, Maree
Paper Book
GOLD prize for Best Non-Fiction, Regional, Independent Publishers Awards Finalist  in the Foreword Reviews Indies Awards At last! A TRUER History of Melbourne... With Added Women for extra strength! Meet the daughters of Melbourne. The rich...
The wife drought : why women need wives and men need lives
Crabb, Annabel.
Paper Book
For decades, feminism has argued the case for getting women into the workplace. Affirmative action, support schemes, paid maternity leave... all valuable devices, and yet still we agonize over why women aren't better represented in the boardrooms and ministries of this country. But the answer is so...
Invisible women : exposing data bias in a world designed for men
Criado-Perez, Caroline
Paper Book
*THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER* *OVER A MILLION COPIES SOLD* 'HELL YES. This is one of those books that has the potential to change things - a monumental piece of research' Caitlin Moran Imagine a world where... ...
Parade
Cusk, Rachel.
Paper Book
A path-breaking novel of art, womanhood and violence, from the author of the Outline trilogy.
An Autobiography
Davis, Angela.
Paper Book
Edited by Toni Morrison and first published in 1974, An Autobiography is a classic of the Black Power era which resonates just as powerfully today. It is reissued now with a new introduction by Davis, for a new audience inspired and galvanised by her ongoing activism and her extraordinary...
The mental load : a feminist comic
Emma
Paper Book
A scorching collection of cartoons that is incisive, funny and fiercely feminist.
Our National Crisis : Violence Against Women & Children
Fitz-Gibbon, Kate
Paper Book
The furies : three women and their violent fight for justice
Flock, Elizabeth (Journalist)
Paper Book
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Boys will be boys
Ford, Clementine
Paper Book
The incendiary new book about toxic masculinity and misogyny from Clementine Ford, author of the best-selling feminist manifesto, Fight Like A Girl.
Wifedom : Mrs. Orwell's invisible life
Funder, Anna
Paper Book
* A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2023 * * THE FINANCIAL TIMES BEST BOOKS OF 2023 - LITERARY NON-FICTION * 'Simply, a masterpiece. Here, Anna Funder not only re-makes the art of biography, she resurrects a woman in full. And this in a narrative that grips the...
Ten steps to Nanette
Gadsby, Hannah
Paper Book
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Not now, not ever : ten years on from the misogyny speech
Gillard, Julia
Paper Book
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Fixed it : violence and the representation of women in the media
Gilmore, Jane
Paper Book
On average, at least one woman is murdered by a current or former partner every week in Australia. Far too many Australian women have experienced physical or sexual violence. Only rarely do these women capture the attention of the media and the public. What can we do to stem the tide of violence and...
Nobody's girl : a memoir of surviving abuse and fighting for justice
Giuffre, Virginia Roberts
Paper Book
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Peach
Glass, Emma
Paper Book
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Goldberg, Carrie
Paper Book
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One of the good guys
Hall, Araminta
Paper Book
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The mother wound
Haydar, Amani
Paper Book
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See what you made me do : power, control and domestic violence
Hill, Jess
Paper Book
Winner of the Stella Prize Domestic abuse is a national emergency- one in four Australian women has experienced violence from a man she was intimate with. But too often we ask the wrong question- why didn't she leave? We should be asking- why did he do it? Investigative...
The will to change : men, masculinity, and love
hooks, bell
Paper Book
From New York Times bestselling author, feminist pioneer, and cultural icon bell hooks, an evergreen treatise on how patriarchy and toxic masculinity hurts us all. Feminist writing did not tell us about the deep inner misery of men. Everyone...
Hunchback
Ichikawa, Saou.
Paper Book
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Waiting to be arrested at night : a Uyghur poet's memoir of China's genocide
Izgil, Tahir Hamut
Paper Book
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Unshrinking : How to Fight Fatphobia
Kate Manne
Paper Book
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Every man : why violence against women is a men's issue, and how you can make a difference.
Katz, Dr Jackson
Paper Book
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The Time Has Come: Why Men Must Join the Gender Equality Revolution
Kaufman, Michael.
Paper Book
"For too long the struggle for the rights of women and girls was seen as women's business. Of course, it's equally men's business and stops being such a struggle when it's seen that way. This reframing gives us a chance to understand violence against women as deeply toxic for us all." --Phumzile...
Scary monsters
De Kretser, Michelle
Paper Book
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Our Bodies, Their Battlefield: A Woman's View of War
Lamb, Christina.
Paper Book
SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE SHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE 'A wake-up call' Amal Clooney 'Devastating... rape and sexual abuse continue to be a pervasive and all-too-often hidden feature of conflict zones the world over' HM Queen Camilla ...
Aung San Suu Kyi : politician, prisoner, parent
Law-Yone, Wendy
Paper Book
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Fight for Liberty and Freedom: The origins of Australian Aboriginal activism
Maynard, John.
Paper Book
Opposition to the British colonisation of Australia did not spring from the Mabo decision or the Native Title Act, nor was it born in the vibrant 1960s, which culminated in the famous tent embassy in 1972. Rather, the first politically organised and united all-Aboriginal activist group was the...
The Simple Art of Killing a Woman
Melo, Patricia
Paper Book
To escape an overprotective family and an abusive partner, a young lawyer accepts an assignment in the Amazonian border town of Cruzeiro do Sul. There, she meets Carla, a local prosecutor, and Marcos, the son of an indigenous woman, and learns about an epidemic of violence against women that seems...
Pheasants Nest
Milligan, Louise.
Paper Book
A gripping, propulsive and brilliantly original debut by award-winning investigative journalist and writer Louise Milligan.
In control : dangerous relationships and how they end in murder
Monckton Smith, Jane
Paper Book
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The power of women : a doctor's journey of hope and healing
Mukwege, Denis
Paper Book
Broken : children, parents and family courts
Nelson, Camilla
Paper Book
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We will be jaguars a memoir of my people
Nenquimo, Nemonte
Paper Book
" From a fearless, internationally acclaimed activist comes an impassioned memoir about an indigenous childhood, a clash of cultures, and the fight to save the Amazon rainforest We Will Be Jaguars is an astonishing memoir by an equally...
We Should All Be Feminists
Ngozi Adichie, Chimamanda
Ebook
**DREAM COUNT, the searing, exquisite new novel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is out now!** A personal and powerful essay from Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, the bestselling author of Americanah and Half of a Yellow Sun. 'I would like to ask that we begin to dream about and plan for a...
Addressing modern slavery
Nolan, James
Paper Book
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Daughters of Durga : dowries, gender violence and family in Australia
O'connor, Datta Manjula
Paper Book
In the early 2010s a spate of domestic violence-related murders in the Victorian Indian community compelled psychiatrist Manjula Datta O'Connor to investigate the causes of patriarchal abuse in South Asian families. As a practitioner with many decades experience in the field, Datta O'Connor...
Same River, Twice : Putin's War on Women
Oksanen, Sofi
Paper Book
LONGLISTED FOR THE 2025 MOORE PRIZE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS WRITING Blending the call to action of We Should All Be Feminists with the journalistic rigor of Masha Gessen, "an exquisite feminist critique of Russia's oppressive tactics" (Kirkus Reviews) revealing how modern Russia's...
The Pocket Guide to the Patriarchy
Oppenheim, Maya
Paper Book
'This is a vital book. Hand this out in schools, in the workplace, everywhere. It's also beautifully written.' Olivia Colman 'Brilliant. Patriarchy 101' Amnesty UK 'Immersive and accessible' Dazed 'Maya offers both a practical...
Groomed: ; A memoir about abuse, the search for justice and how we fail to keep our children safe
Orchard, Sonia.
Paper Book
'The first thing I need to know,' I said to the detective, 'is has a crime been committed?' Sonia Orchard was in her forties when she told a therapist about the boyfriend she had when she was fifteen. Sure, he had been a decade older than her, but it was consensual ... wasn't it? To her...
On reckoning
Remeikis, Amy
Paper Book
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How to stand up to a dictator
Ressa, Maria
Paper Book
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Liliana's invincible summer
Rivera Garza, Cristina
Paper Book
WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR MEMOIR A 2023 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST A NEW YORK TIMES, WASHINGTON POST, TIME AND NEW YORKER BOOK OF THE YEAR 'Meticulously written and deeply moving . . . A triumph' JACKIE KAY ...
How many more women? : exposing how the law silences women
Robinson, Jennifer
Paper Book
In this powerful and accessible exploration of our legal systems, two human rights lawyers break open the big judgments, developments and trends that have and continue to silence and disadvantage women
On violence and on violence against women
Rose, Jacqueline
Paper Book
A blazingly insightful, provocative study of violence against women from the peerless feminist critic. Why has violence, and especially violence against women, become so much more prominent and visible across the world? To explore this question, Jacqueline Rose tracks the...
The Bystander Effect: Understanding the Psychology of Courage and Inaction
Sanderson, Catherine A.
Paper Book
'Fantastic ... It explains the misperception of stacked odds and personal powerlessness that stops individuals challenging bad behaviour. Stunning. Humbling. Thought-provoking' Kathryn Mannix, author of With the End in Mind In the face of discrimination, bad behaviour, evil...
A Change Is Gonna Come
Smith, Nikkolas
Paper Book
Sam Cooke's legendary and beloved civil rights anthem is brought to life for the first time with stunning illustrations by Nikkolas Smith. *"Potent and deeply moving." Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review *"While honestly reflecting a difficult past...
Rough : how violence has found its way into the bedroom and what we can do about it
Thompson, Rachel
Paper Book
'2021's most important book about sex.' Stylist 'You need to read this.' Mashable A bad sexual experience. A grey area. Not rape but... A violation - these are...
Women talking
Toews, Miriam
Paper Book
The internationally bestselling novel based on real events. Now a major motion picture from writer/director Sarah Polley, starring Rooney Mara, Claire Foy, Jessie Buckley, with Ben Whishaw and Frances McDormand. "This amazing, sad, shocking, but touching novel, based on a real...
If everyone cared enough : her voice reclaimed
Tucker, Margaret
Paper Book
Margaret Lilardia Tucker MBE (affectionately known as Aunty Marge) was a significant Aboriginal activist and one of the first Aboriginal women to publish for mainstream audiences. If Everyone Cared (1977) was a landmark publication. In...
A woman in Sardinia
Usala, Valeria
Paper Book
A story of three generations of women, their courage and search for independence in the face of superstition and prejudice, in the spirit of Natalia Ginzburg and Elena Ferrante. In this striking debut, based on a true story, Valeria Usala bears witness to an age-old story of violence against women...
Raise Your Soul : A Family History of Resistance
Varoufakis, Yanis
A captivating portrait of number-one bestselling author Yanis Varoufakis's political awakening, told through the extraordinary lives of five women, and the West's tumultuous history from 1924 to the present. Eleni put an arm around him and said- 'Come, come, life is ahead of...
Technofeudalism : what killed capitalism
Varoufakis, Yanis
Paper Book
No one noticed when capitalism was ... replaced. Perhaps we were too distracted by the pandemic, or the endless financial crises, or the rise of TikTok. But under cover of them all, a new and more exploitative system has been taking hold. Insane sums of money that were supposed to re...
Climate change is racist [electronic resource] : race, privilege and the struggle for climate justice
Williams, Jeremy, 1981- author.
Audiobook
Which side are you on : a novel
Wong, Ryan Lee
Paper Book
Twenty-one-year-old Reed is fed up. Angry about the killing of a Black man by an Asian American NYPD officer, he wants to drop out of college and devote himself to the Black Lives Matter movement. But would that truly bring him closer to the moral life he seeks? In a series of intimate, charged...
I am Malala : the girl who stood up for education and was shot by the Taliban
Yousafzai, Malala
Paper Book
In the face of Taliban oppression, one girl's unwavering defiance sparked a worldwide movement. Shot in the head for daring to seek an education, Malala Yousafzai defied all odds, emerging stronger than ever. From a valley in Pakistan to the global stage, she became a beacon of peaceful...
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