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<b>Subject:</b> Session on TL at AWGSA Biennial Conference 23-25 June at Melbourne Uni<br>
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<div style="color:rgb(7,55,99); font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">As per below I will be giving a presentation about "<font size="4"><span style="font-weight:normal"><span lang="EN-US">What are the ongoing ‘costs’ of domestic violence in Timor-Leste?</span><span style="line-height:115%"></span>"
at the</span></font><span style="font-weight:normal"> Australian Women's and Gender Studies Conference, Melbourne June 23-25 2014</span><span style="font-weight:normal"></span><br>
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Timor-Leste is a post-conflict country where the population has faced widespread and long term violence resulting from
<span lang="EN-US">24-years of armed conflict and occupation by neighboring Indonesia (1975-1999)</span>.
<span lang="EN-US">The new and emerging nation state of Timor-Leste </span>(TL) <span lang="EN-US">
was virtually destroyed in 2006 when national level violence erupted from disputes within the male elite of leading politicians, police and army commanders. While women were marginalized in the power hierarchy of the nationalist struggle they have succeeded
in being included in today’s national parliament and government in significant numbers. This quantitative victory has not yet translated into a qualitative one and the struggle for recognition of women’s rights to be equal partners in national decision making
is ongoing (Niner 2011). Women’s decision making power in local communities and the private sphere is even more contested (Cummins 2009; Niner 2011; Niner et al 2013) and family or
</span><span>domestic violence, the crudest expression of women’s inequality, is a significant issue there</span><span lang="EN-US">.
</span>A marked gendered division of labour characterizes the TL economy and gender segmentation characterizes industries and occupations (Costa and Sharp 2013). The repercussions of seeking formal justice solutions to cases of domestic violence risk not only
social stigma but the breaking up of families, loss of home, income and security. Economic dependency and the impact of a gendered division of labour shrinks women’s options if they are in bad or violent relationships. This paper discusses the economic conditions
in which domestic violence occurs in TL and the options for change. <span style="line-height:115%">
Research on connections between economic inequality and DV in TL is just beginning and this paper will explore this important theme.</span>
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<div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">a notification that the Conference Program and all Conference details can be accessed here. <a href="http://awgsa.org.au/awgsa-biennial-conference-2014/" target="_blank">http://awgsa.org.au/awgsa-biennial-conference-2014/</a></div>
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<div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">At the Conference we plan to have a book table and we encourage any members or attendees to send through flyers, books for sale or display materials. Do get in touch if you would like further details. </div>
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<div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">In addition, Sara Ahmed's keynote is a Public Lecture: we encourage you to circulate this information to your networks. We have been encouraging those who wish to attend the lecture to consider supporting
the organisation by joining. </div>
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<p style="line-height:normal; margin-bottom:0pt"><b><span style="color:rgb(0,176,240)">Dr. Sara Niner</span></b><span style="color:rgb(0,176,240)"> Lecturer & Researcher
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<b>P</b>ost: </span><span style="color:rgb(0,176,240)">Monash University</span><span style="color:rgb(0,176,240); font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif"></span><span style="color:rgb(0,176,240); font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif">, Building 11 (E470), Clayton,
Victoria, </span><span style="color:rgb(0,176,240); font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif">3800, Australia<b><br>
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and pays respects to the Kulin people, including Elders past and present.</span></p>
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