Dr. Farkhondeh Akbari is a Research Fellow at Monash University’s Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (CEVAW). She holds a doctorate in ...

Dr. Jacqui True FASSA FAIIA is Vice Chancellor’s Distinguished Professor of International Relations and Director of the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for the Elimination of Violence ...

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