Insidious and underappreciated? The impact of gender-based violence on national security

Insidious and underappreciated? The impact of gender-based violence on national security

Author: ANU National Security College May 15, 2025 Duration: 43:38

What is the link between gender and extremism? What makes it a national security issue? 

Can domestic violence act as a ‘comorbidity’ for extremism and radicalisation? 

Should the Australian Government consider following the lead of other countries and classifying misogyny as a form of extremism? 


In this episode, Elise Stephenson and Pascale Taplin join Danielle Ireland-Piper to discuss the complex relationship between extremism, gender and national security.


Dr Elise Stephenson is the Deputy Director of the Global Institute for Women’s Leadership at ANU and Fellow at the ANU National Security College (NSC). 

Pascal Taplin is an anthropologist and PhD candidate at NSC. 

Associate Professor Danielle-Ireland Piper is Academic Director at NSC. 


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