Losing It

What will it take to stop gendered violence?What went wrong? Australian governments promised to end violence against women and children in a single generation. Instead, it is escalating: men have been murdering women at an increased rate, coercive control and sexual violence are becoming more complex and severe, and we see a marked rise in youth-on-youth sexual assault. Why?In Losing It, Jess Hill investigates Australias National Plan to End Violence Against Women and Children to find out what s working and what s not and what we can do to turn things around. This compassionate, groundbreaking essay lifts the lid on a national crisis. Each time a woman or child was murdered, I felt a gnawing sense of urgency. If it s everybody s responsibility to prevent violence, where does the buck stop? Jess Hill, Losing ItLosing It is a sobering read. But most of all, its a galvanising one, inviting Australia to solve the wicked problem of violence against women and children within one generation. The ConversationThe heavy lifting that goes into Jess Hills work is extraordinary. I cant put this down and I hope it finds as many readers as possible Sarah KrasnosteinHill makes a compelling case that preventing violence involves not just transforming the big picture but training our lens on the source. Inside Story