A national survey has revealed a backlash in attitudes to women since the MeToo movement – but one expert says the “deeply concerning” results could indicate progress.
Significant mistrust of women was shown by the 37 per cent of respondents who thought those in custody battles “often make up or exaggerate claims of domestic violence to improve their case”, and that many women exaggerate the extent of men’s violence against women .
Louise Edmonds, a victim-survivor of sexual abuse as a teen and domestic abuse overseas, said the myth of false allegations being common was damaging. Two in five people wrongly believed women and men were equally likely to perpetrate domestic violence, whenfrom the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare shows 75 per cent of family violence victims identify the perpetrator as male, compared with 25 per cent reporting them as female.
Gallagher said the data showed some progress being made on attitudes to gender equality, but “there are still too many people in Australia with attitudes that entrench inequality and discrimination”.
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