Legal Light Bulbs Media Interviews – MamaMia and ABC News

Legal Light Bulbs Principal Consultant, Professor Patricia Easteal, was recently interviewed on two separate occasions with topics based around gender biases and domestic violence. Read more by clicking on the links below.

The first interview was for The Quicky at MamaMia, discussing a new documentary about Lindy Chamberlain – one of the worst miscarriages of justice in Australian history – and why people still today believe she is guilty. Easteal looks at a powerful media portrayal of women linked to crimes, and how it shows them as being either painted Madonnas, or whores.

The second media interview recently involving Professor Easteal was for the ABC News, discussing African-Australian women escaping domestic violence despite the taboos associated with doing so. Professor Easteal said in some culturally and linguistically diverse communities, violence was not necessarily seen as being wrong, as it’s the role of the woman to make the marriage work in their community, and if it doesn’t work, it’s seen as being the woman’s fault.

If you’d like to discuss these articles, learn more about the laws and practices relating to gender biases and domestic violence in Australia, or hear about our services in the areas of sexual harassment research, workplace violence, access to justice, or how to hire sexual harassment speakers to educate your organisation, please feel free to get in touch with Legal Light Bulbs.