After Women s March 4 Justice, it is clear anger runs deep â so what happens next?
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Many speakers and marchers â including Grace Tame and Brittany Higgins â have made it chillingly clear that women s anger runs deep.
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Brittany Higgins, the former Liberal staffer whose rape allegations sparked a national discussion about sexual harassment and assault in politics, made a surprise return to Canberra on Monday to speak at one of several March 4 Justice rallies held across the country. We are all here today not because we want to be here, but because we have to be here, Ms Higgins told a crowd of thousands outside Parliament House â the place where she was allegedly assaulted in 2019. We fundamentally recognise the system is broken, the glass ceiling is still in place, and there are significant failings in the power structures within our institution, she said.
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At the March 4 Justice protest in Melbourne on Monday against sexual harassment, two teenage girls carried a sign that identified what many experts and activists believe is the cause of a problem that makes the workplace unpleasant, stressful and, sometimes, violent for many young women.
âOur childhood is shaped by misogyny,â the sign said.
The March 4 Justice protest in Melbourneâs Treasury Gardens on Monday.Â
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Sexual inequality is usually cited as the underlying cause of harassment. It creates a power imbalance that allows men to pursue their sexual interests without regard to their targetsâ agency.
âGender inequality provides the underlying conditions for violence against women,â says Our Watch, an anti-violence charity led by former politician Natasha Stott Despoja. âIt exists at many levels in our society â from how we view men and women, to economic factors like the pay gap between men and women, to fami
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âLike many other Australians, I have faced the challenges of living with childhood trauma, and that is a priority for me to address in my time in this place,â she said at the time.
âI share a small part of this deeply personal story today because I believe we must do more as a society to keep our children and families safe. I am proud to stand as a member of this government that has committed to do more to address the scourge of family, domestic and sexual violence.â
The marches, organised over the last two weeks, will span the country. They will be held in capital cities and country towns from Gosford to Katharine, Shearwater to Woombah. An event will also take place in London.
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