Matricide, Older Women and a LifeStages Approach to The National Plan to End Violence Against Women

Twenty eight older women (55+) were killed in domestic/family violence homicides in 2023, compared with 14 a decade earlier. Nine were killed by their sons. Older women also experience alarming rates of sexual assault, homelessness and poverty - and a particularly caustic form of ageism entangled with sexism. Ageism is a driver of abuse, violence and the silencing of older women. 

Steps towards ending this silence include a LifeStages approach for The National Plan to End Violence Against Women and their Children and the inclusion of older women as a priority group in the Rapid Review. This raises important questions about how a LifeStages approach could help end violence against older women and ensure older women are included in policy AND practice. 

This webinar launches Older Women - A LifeStages Approach, as a companion document to the National Plan to End Violence Against Women and Their Children. The resource is a valuable tool for FDSV services, women's health services and anyone who works with older women. Please join The Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Commissioner Micaela Cronin in launching this resource. 

Presenters

• Dr Catherine Barrett, CEO of Celebrate Ageing Ltd: an overview of the resource
• Commissioner Micaela Cronin, Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Commissioner: reflection on the issues for older women and the importance of including older women 
  
• Yumi Lee, CEO of Older Women's Network NSW: what this resource means for older women
• Anna Gillbard, Research Officer UnitingCare Queensland, what this resource means for elder abuse services.