Women are three times more likely than men to report violence by their partner, as rates of sexual harassment fall

Vanessa* was in an abusive relationship for two years during the pandemic.  (ABC News: Danielle Bonica)

Women are three times more likely than men to report an incident of physical or sexual violence at the hands of a partner they've lived with, while one in five women have experienced sexual violence since the age of 15.

More broadly, two in five Australians over the age of 18 — or around eight million people — have experienced physical or sexual violence.