Show Notes
Commissioner Micaela Cronin speaks with Dr. Tessa Boyd-Caine, CEO of Australia’s National Research Organisation for Women’s Safety (ANROWS), about how evidence and lived experience expertise can transform systems and improve safety. Tessa shares her vision for 2050, where violence is no longer an expected part of women’s and children’s lives, and where every child grows up knowing what safety feels like. She reflects on the role played by ANROWS in developing and marshalling practical evidence to help end gender-based violence.
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