Sexual assault law in Australia: Contextual challenges and changes

Patricia Easteal

doi:10.1332/policypress/9781847426208.003.0002

Sexual assault law in Australia: Contextual challenges and changes

Patricia Easteal

Canberra Law School

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This chapter describes how, despite all of the campaigns and resources available for survivors in Australia, there does seem to be a resistance to changing attitudes about rape, which affects the criminal justice response. The gendered pay gap and public-private dichotomy perpetuate the devaluation of women and male dominance. It is within such a context that mythology flourishes about rape, male sexuality, and female sexuality.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	International Approaches to Rape
Editors	Nicole Westmarland, Geetanjali Gangoli
Place of Publication	United Kingdom
Publisher	Policy Press
Pages	13-34
Number of pages	22
ISBN (Electronic)	9781847426222
ISBN (Print)	9781847426215
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1332/policypress/9781847426208.003.0002
Publication status	Published - 6 Apr 2011

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