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.

Updated October 29, 2025
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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
Paper Book
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
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE * The Testaments is a modern masterpiece, a powerful novel that can be read on its own or as a companion to Margaret Atwood's classic, The Handmaid's Tale. More than fifteen years after the events of...
Fix the system, not the women
Bates, Laura
Paper Book
*PRE-ORDER THE PAPERBACK NOW* 'Get your daughters to read this, but only after your partners and sons have finished it' Jo Brand 'An astute and persuasive page-turner' Observer _____________________________________________________
A mother's story
Batty, Rosie
Paper Book
A profoundly moving and inspiring memoir from Australia's domestic violence crusader, Rosie Batty. Rosie Batty knows pain no woman should have to suffer. Her son was killed by his father in a violent incident in February 2014, a horrendous event that shocked not only the nation, but the...
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.....
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
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
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Searing. Powerful. Needed." --Oprah "Sometimes a single story can change the world. Unbound is one of those stories. Tarana's words are a testimony to liberation and love." --Brené Brown From...
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...
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
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A rallying call to change the perception of successful women by a woman at the top of her field.
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
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*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.
Angela Davis : an autobiography
Davis, Angela Y.
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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. Long hard to find, it is reissued now with a new introduction by Davis, for a new audience inspired and galvanised by her ongoing activism and...
The mental load : a feminist comic
Emma
Paper Book
A scorching collection of cartoons that is incisive, funny and fiercely feminist.
The furies : three women and their violent fight for justice
Flock, Elizabeth (Journalist)
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The Furies tells the stories of three unforgettable women who chose to use lethal force to gain power, safety, and freedom when the institutions meant to protect them - government, police, courts - utterly failed to do so. Brittany Smith, a young Alabama woman, killed a man she said...
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...
Not now, not ever : ten years on from the misogyny speech
Gillard, Julia
Paper Book
Ten years on from the speech that stopped us all in our tracks - Julia Gillard' s misogyny speech. Where were you then? And where are we now?This is a barnburning piece of Australian feminist history in the making.MATILDA, BETTER READ THAN DEADThen it was done. After staying silent, I' d had my say....
Fixed it : violence and the representation of women in the media
Gilmore, Jane
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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...
Peach
Glass, Emma
Paper Book
'An immensely talented young writer ... Her fearlessness renews one's faith in the power of literature' George Saunders, author of Lincoln in he Bardo, winner of the 2017 Man Booker PrizeSomething has happened to Peach. It hurts to walk but she staggers home to parents that don't seem...
Nobody's victim : fighting psychos, stalkers, pervs and trolls
Goldberg, Carrie
Paper Book
Take a moment and think about your most private secret. The thing you don't want anybody to know. Go ahead, actually think of something. We all have at least one. There isn't anybody who doesn't. Now think about that secret being the first thing that comes up when someone Googles...
One of the good guys
Hall, Araminta
Paper Book
'Araminta is one of the most daring and intriguing writers working today. This is a resonant, razor-laced and dangerously glittering novel' Gillian Flynn 'An absolutely thrilling tale, full of breathless cliffside terror and fresh feminist theory masked in tight,...
The mother wound
Haydar, Amani
Paper Book
'A magnificent and devastating work of art. There is a raging anger here, and a deep sorrow, but at the core Haydar gives us truths about love. This is one of the most important books I've ever read.' Bri Lee'I am from a family of strong women.'Amani Haydar suffered the unimaginable when she lost...
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
LONGLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE 2025 Born with a congenital muscle disorder, Shaka Isawa has severe spine curvature and uses an electric wheelchair and ventilator. Within the limits of her care home, her life is lived online- she studies, she tweets indignantly, she...
Waiting to be arrested at night : a Uyghur poet's memoir of China's genocide
Izgil, Tahir Hamut
Paper Book
A Uyghur poet's piercing memoir of life under the most coercive surveillance regime in history ***LITHUB'S #1 BEST-REVIEWED NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023*** **A FINANCIAL TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023** **AN ECONOMIST BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023** *WINNER OF THE...
Unshrinking : how to fight fatphobia
Manne, Kate
Paper Book
NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST 'Required reading for everyone who lives in an unruly human body... elegant, fierce, and profound' Roxane Gay Size discrimination harms everyone. Acclaimed philosopher Kate Manne shows how to combat it. For as...
Every man : why violence against women is a men's issue, and how you can make a difference.
Katz, Dr Jackson
Paper Book
Why have we failed so badly to end men's violence against women? What can we actually do about it? This insightful, provocative and practical handbook suggests a bold solution. Expert scholar and activist, Jackson Katz has spent the last 30 years educating people...
Aung San Suu Kyi : politician, prisoner, parent
Law-Yone, Wendy
Paper Book
POLITICIAN * PRISONER * PARENT A portrait of one of the most charismatic, but unknown, world leaders Aung San Suu Kyi, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and crusader for democracy in Myanmar, is once again behind bars. Her resounding victory at the polls,...
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
BLOWS ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIPS OUT OF THE WATER...A GAME-CHANGER. - Caitlin MoranPOWERFUL BOOK OFFERS STRATEGIES FOR INTERVENTION THAT WOULD SAVE LIVES - The IndependentA woman is killed by her partner or ex-partner every four days in the UK. Domestic homicide is...
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
'What happens to kids in our family law system should be a national scandal ... An urgent call to action'-Jess Hill, author of See What You Made Me Do The family courts intimately affect the lives of those who come before them. Judges can decide where you are allowed to...
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
Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * The highly acclaimed, provocative essay on feminism and sexual politics--from the award-winning author of Americanah "A call to action, for all people in the world, to undo the gender hierarchy." --Medium<...
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
Blending the journalistic rigor of Masha Gessen with the call to action of We Should All Be Feminists, a searing denunciation of Putin's Russia, revealing how modern Russia's history of weaponizing sexual violence against women plays a crucial role in its strategy to retain...
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...
Liliana's invincible summer : a sister's search for justice
Rivera Garza, Cristina
Paper Book
PULITZER PRIZE WINNER * NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST * A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK * "A searing account of grief and the quest to bring her sister's murderer to justice years after the fact" (The Boston Globe), from "one of Mexico's greatest living writers" (Jonathan Lethem)....
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.
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 basis of the Oscar-winning film from writer/director Sarah Polley, starring Rooney Mara, Claire Foy, Jessie Buckley, with Ben Whishaw and Frances McDormand. INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER "This amazing, sad, shocking, but touching novel, based on a real-life...
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...
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...
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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