Most women in their 20s and more than a third of women in their 40s have experienced sexual violence, according to the findings of a new report.
New research has found more than half of Australian women in their 20s have experienced sexual violence, with fears the rates of abuse across the population are far higher than previously thought.New research shows more than half of women in their 20s have experienced sexual violence
The impact of the abuse was found to be far reaching, with victims and survivors between 30 and 45 per cent more likely to have high levels of financial stress, as well as poorer physical and mental health. The report was led by researchers from the University of Newcastle using data from Australia's Longitudinal Study on Women's Health.
"The Australian Bureau of Statistics does a personal safety survey every four years — that has regularly seen it as one in five women experienced sexual violence in the course of their lifetime, which sort of equates to what the older women are telling us [in this study]," Ms Raman told the ABC.
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