Dr Samantha O’Donnell

Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne; Research Fellow, Australian Research Council (ARC) Centre of Excellence for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (CEVAW)

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Research

Older women experience sexual violence too, but their stories rarely make the news

Sexual assault against older women happens at the hands of partners or carers, but Australian media barely reports it. Left invisible, these women may not recognise their own experience as abuse