Bianca Fileborn

Talking about sex with friends: perspectives of older adults from theSex, Age & Mestudy in Australia

Sharron Hinchliff, Bianca Fileborn, Beatrice Alba, Anthony Lyons, Victor Minichiello, Catherine Barrett, Graham Brown, Sue Malta, Briony Dow

Journal article  |  2020  |  Culture, Health and Sexuality

"Break the Silence Bangladesh": examining "everyday" experiences of sexual violence through online activism

Rashaam Chowdhury, Bianca Fileborn

Journal article  |  2020  |  Women's Studies International Forum

In 2015, the Pahela Baishakh (Bengali New Year) celebrations in Bangladesh were marred by incidents of mass sexual assaults. This ..

Experiences and perceptions of gender in the Australian music industry

Hannah Fairlamb, Bianca Fileborn

Journal article  |  2020  |  Perfect Beat: the Pacific journal of research into contemporary music and popular culture

Using social media to resist gender violence: a global perspective

Bianca Fileborn, Rachel Loney-Howes

Book Chapter  |  2020

Sexual harassment and violence at Australian music festivals: reporting practices and experiences of festival attendees

Bianca Fileborn, Phillip Wadds, Stephen Tomsen

Journal article  |  2020  |  Australian & New Zealand Journal of Criminology

Despite the well-documented under-reporting of sexual violence, to date, no research has considered reporting practices within the..

Online activism & street harassment: Critical cartographies, counter-mapping & spatial justice

Bianca Fileborn

Journal article  |  2020  |  Onati Socio-Legal Series

Social media and activist sites have provided an avenue to contest the dominant framing of street harassment as “trivial” and have..

"Girl power gone wrong": #MeToo, Aziz Ansari and media reporting of (grey area) sexual violence

Sophie Hindes, Bianca Fileborn

Journal article  |  2020  |  Feminist Media Studies

Sexual violence has predominantly been discursively constructed as bounded and binary, leaving little room for ambiguous or uncert..

Gender, transgression and sexual violence at Australian music festivals

Bianca Fileborn, Phillip Wadds, Stephen Tomsen

Book Chapter  |  2020

Shitty media men

B Haire, CE Newman, B Fileborn

Book Chapter  |  2019

#MeToo has sparked a global re-emergence of sexual violence activism and politics. This edited collection uses the #MeToo movement..

Policing youth and queerness: the experiences and perceptions of young LGBTQ people from regional Victoria

Bianca Fileborn

Journal article  |  2019  |  Current Issues in Criminal Justice

Historically, police and the criminal justice system more broadly played a role in the policing of queer identity and the construc..

Safety, sexual harassment and assault at Australian music festivals: final report

Bianca Fileborn, Phillip Wadds, Stephen Tomsen

Report  |  2019

Despite increasing anecdotal evidence that sexual violence occurs at music festivals, to date no research has addressed this issue..

#MeToo has changed the media landscape, but in Australia there is still much to be done

Bianca Fileborn, Rachel Loney-Howes, Sophie Hindes

Scholarly Contribution to Database/Website  |  2019

Emerging in October 2017 in response to allegations of sexual assault perpetrated by Hollywood movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, #MeTo..

Naming the Unspeakable Harm of Street Harassment: A Survey-Based Examination of Disclosure Practices

Bianca Fileborn

Journal article  |  2019  |  Violence Against Women

Acting on gender-based violence must be a priority for the next federal government

Bianca Fileborn

Scholarly Contribution to Database/Website  |  2019

Gender-based violence (GBV) seems recently to have been almost constantly on the public radar. The global #MeToo movement prompted..

The impact of experiences of ageism on sexual interest and expression in later life

Wendy Heywood, Victor Minichiello, Anthony Lyons, B Fileborn, R Hussain, Sharon Hinchliff, Sue Malta, Catherine Barrett, Briony Dow

Journal article  |  2019  |  Ageing and Society

#MeToo and the politics of social change

B Fileborn, Rachel Loney-Howes

Book  |  2019

#MeToo has sparked a global re-emergence of sexual violence activism and politics. This edited collection uses the #MeToo movement..

Setting the Stage for Sexual Assault: The Dynamics of Gender, Culture, Space and Sexual Violence at Live Music Events

B Fileborn, Phillip Wadds, Ash Barnes

Book Chapter  |  2019

Gender inequality is universally understood to be a continued problem in the music industry. This volume presents research that us..

From 'me too' to 'too far'? Contesting the boundaries of sexual violence in contemporary activism

B Fileborn, Nickie Phillips

Book Chapter  |  2019

Sexual violence against older women: documenting the practices of aged care service providers

B Fileborn, Catherine Barrett

Book Chapter  |  2019

This book brings together international research from scholars and activists on the forms of violence that older women experience ..

Sexuality in old age

Sharon Hinchliff, B Fileborn

Book Chapter  |  2019

Gender, violence and criminal justice

B Fileborn

Book Chapter  |  2019

This Handbook explores the many ways gender and violence interact across different contexts and offers a range of disciplinary per..

Experiences of ageism and the mental health of older adults

Anthony Lyons, Beatrice Alba, Wendy Heywood, Bianca Fileborn, Victor Minichiello, Catherine Barrett, Sharron Hinchliff, Sue Malta, Briony Dow

Journal article  |  2018  |  Aging & Mental Health

The #MeToo movement: an opportunity in public health?

Adrienne O'Neil, Victor Sojo, Bianca Fileborn, Anna J Scovelle, Allison Milner

Journal article  |  2018  |  The Lancet

Recognition and the Harms of “Cheer Up”

Fiona Vera-Gray, Bianca Fileborn

Journal article  |  2018  |  The Philosophical Journal of Conflict and Violence

Hidden boundaries and shared meanings: the roles of researcher characteristics and cultural norms in shaping understandings of sexuality in the unstructured interview setting

Rachel Thorpe, Gail Hawkes, Tinashe Dune, Bianca Fileborn, Marian Pitts, Victor Minichiello

Journal article  |  2018  |  International Journal of Social Research Methodology

Framing the Sexual Rights of Older Heterosexual Women: Acknowledging diversity and change

B Fileborn, Rachel Thorpe, Laura Hurd-Clark

Book Chapter  |  2018

Societal understandings of, and expectations about, sex in later life reflect and reinforce deeply entrenched ageist and sexist no..

Sources of information-seeking on sexually transmitted infections and safer sex by older heterosexual Australian men and women

Anthony Lyons, Gosia Mikolajczak, Wendy Heywood, B Fileborn, Victor Minichiello, Sharon Hinchliff, Sue Malta, Briony Dow, Catherine Barrett, Graham Brown

Journal article  |  2018  |  Educational Gerontology

Policing for same sex attracted and sex and gender diverse (SSASGD) young Victorians

B Fileborn, William Leonard

Report  |  2018

Sexual Satisfaction Among Older Australian Heterosexual Men and Women: Findings from the Sex, Age & Me Study

Wendy Heywood, Anthony Lyons, Bianca Fileborn, Sharron Hinchliff, Victor Minichiello, Sue Malta, Catherine Barrett, Briony Dow

Journal article  |  2018  |  Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy

Safer Sex in Later Life: Qualitative Interviews With Older Australians on Their Understandings and Practices of Safer Sex

Bianca Fileborn, Graham Brown, Anthony Lyons, Sharron Hinchliff, Wendy Heywood, Victor Minichiello, Sue Malta, Catherine Barrett, Pauline Crameri

Journal article  |  2018  |  The Journal of Sex Research

Bystander intervention from the victims' perspective: experiences, impacts and justice needs of street harassment victims

Bianca Fileborn

Journal article  |  2017  |  Journal of Gender-Based Violence

Improving the sexual lives of older Australians: Perspectives from a qualitative study

Bianca Fileborn, Anthony Lyons, Sharron Hinchliff, Graham Brown, Wendy Heywood, Briony Dow, Sue Malta, Victor Minichiello

Journal article  |  2017  |  Australasian Journal on Ageing

Objective To examine older Australian's perspectives on how their sexual lives can best be supported and/or improved. Methods Fif..

Sexual Assault and Justice for Older Women: A Critical Review of the Literature

Bianca Fileborn

Journal article  |  2017  |  Trauma, Violence, & Abuse

Talking to healthcare providers about sex in later life: Findings from a qualitative study with older Australian men and women

Bianca Fileborn, Anthony Lyons, Wendy Heywood, Sharron Hinchliff, Sue Malta, Briony Dow, Graham Brown, Catherine Barrett, Victor Minichiello

Journal article  |  2017  |  Australasian Journal on Ageing

Objective Healthcare providers (HCPs) can play an important role in supporting the sexual health of older adults; however, we know..

HIV cure research: print and online media reporting in Australia

Jennifer Power, Bianca Fileborn, Gary W Dowsett, Jayne Lucke, Graham Brown, Jeanne Ellard, Sharon R Lewin, Joseph D Tucker, Sean Slavin, Jeremy Sugarman, Sophie Hill

Journal article  |  2017  |  JOURNAL OF VIRUS ERADICATION

The Importance of Sex and the Meaning of Sex and Sexual Pleasure for Men Aged 60 and Older Who Engage in Heterosexual Relationships: Findings from a Qualitative Interview Study

Bianca Fileborn, Sharron Hinchliff, Anthony Lyons, Wendy Heywood, Victor Minichiello, Graham Brown, Sue Malta, Catherine Barrett, Pauline Crameri

Journal article  |  2017  |  ARCHIVES OF SEXUAL BEHAVIOR

“I Want to be Able to Walk the Street Without Fear”: Transforming Justice for Street Harassment

Bianca Fileborn, F Vera-Gray

Journal article  |  2017  |  Feminist Legal Studies

Sexually active older Australian's knowledge of sexually transmitted infections and safer sexual practices

Anthony Lyons, Wendy Heywood, Bianca Fileborn, Victor Minichiello, Catherine Barrett, Graham Brown, Sharron Hinchliff, Sue Malta, Pauline Crameri

Journal article  |  2017  |  Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Objective: Rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are rising among older Australians. We conducted a large survey of olde..

Learning about sex in later life: sources of education and older Australian adults

Bianca Fileborn, Anthony Lyons, Sharron Hinchliff, Graham Brown, Wendy Heywood, Victor Minichiello

Journal article  |  2017  |  Sex Education

Self-reported testing and treatment histories among older Australian men and women who may be at risk of a sexually transmissible infection

Wendy Heywood, Anthony Lyons, Bianca Fileborn, Victor Minichiello, Catherine Barrett, Graham Brown, Sharron Hinchliff, Sue Malta, Pauline Crameri

Journal article  |  2017  |  Sexual Health

#MeToo, rape culture and the paradoxes of social media campaigns

B Fileborn, Rachel Loney-Howes

Scholarly Contribution to Database/Website  |  2017

Justice 2.0: street harassment victims' use of social media and online activism as sites of informal justice

B Fileborn

Journal article  |  2017  |  British Journal of Criminology

Emerging scholarship has considered the potential for online spaces to function as sites of informal justice. To date, there has b..

"Staff can't be the ones that play judge and jury": young adults' suggestions for preventing unwanted sexual attention in pubs and clubs

B Fileborn

Journal article  |  2017  |  Australian & New Zealand Journal of Criminology

This paper explores young adults' suggestions for preventing unwanted sexual attention in licensed venues. Despite emerging eviden..

Identity, sexuality and stigma in multigenerational households: perspectives from LGBT household members

B Fileborn, Tiffany Jones, Victor Minichiello

Book Chapter  |  2017

This chapter explores some of the emerging issues and challenges facing contemporary lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT)..

The Sex, Age, and Me study: recruitment and sampling for a large mixed-methods study of sexual health and relationships in an older Australian population

Anthony Lyons, Wendy Heywood, Bianca Fileborn, Victor Minichiello, Catherine Barrett, Graham Brown, Sharron Hinchliff, Sue Malta, Pauline Crameri

Journal article  |  2017  |  Culture, Health & Sexuality

Sexual Assault of Older Women: Breaking the silence

B Fileborn, Catherine Barrett, Karen Roberto

Book Chapter  |  2017

This chapter explains how the sexual assault of older women can be addressed and prevented through the lens of sexual rights. It i..

Sex, Age & Me: a national study of sex, sexual health, and relationships among older Australians

Anthony Lyons, Wendy Heywood, B Fileborn, Victor Minichiello, Catherine Barrett, Graham Brown, Sharon Hinchliff, Briony Dow, Sue Malta, Pauline Crameri

Report  |  2017

Improving the law reform process: Opportunities for empirical qualitative research?

Natalia Hanley, Bianca Fileborn, Wendy Larcombe, Nicola Henry, Anastasia Powell

Journal article  |  2016  |  Australian & New Zealand Journal of Criminology

"I Think it's Rape and I Think He Would be Found Not Guilty': Focus Group Perceptions of (un)Reasonable Belief in Consent in Rape Law

Wendy Larcombe, Bianca Fileborn, Anastasia Powell, Natalia Hanley, Nicola Henry

Journal article  |  2016  |  Social & Legal Studies

Doing gender, doing safety? Young adults’ production of safety on a night out

Bianca Fileborn

Journal article  |  2016  |  Gender, Place & Culture

Participant recruitment in an online era: A reflection on ethics and identity

Bianca Fileborn

Journal article  |  2016  |  Research Ethics

Old and desirable: older women's accounts of ageing bodies in intimate relationships

B Fileborn, Rachel Thorpe, Gail Hawkes, Marian Pitts, Victor Minichiello

Book Chapter  |  2016

Reclaiming the Night-Time Economy: Unwanted Sexual Attention in Pubs and Clubs

Bianca Fileborn

Book  |  2016

This book explores young adults' experiences and understandings of sexualised violence within licensed venues. Although anecdotall..

Street harassment: navigating the experiences of sexuality and gender-diverse people

B Fileborn

Journal article  |  2016  |  New Community Quarterly

Queering safety: LGBTIQ young adults' production of safety and identity on a night out

B Fileborn

Book Chapter  |  2016

There has been considerable anxiety regarding the issue of safety in the night-time economy in the past decade. This has been appa..

Sex and the (older) single girl: Experiences of sex and dating in later life

Bianca Fileborn, Rachel Thorpe, Gail Hawkes, Victor Minichiello, Marian Pitts

Journal article  |  2015  |  Journal of Aging Studies

Old and desirable: older women's accounts of ageing bodies in intimate relationships

Rachel Thorpe, Bianca Fileborn, Gail Hawkes, Marian Pitts, Victor Minichiello

Journal article  |  2015  |  Sexual and Relationship Therapy

Making Good Law: Research and Law Reform

W LARCOMBE, N Hanley, B Fileborn, N Henry, A Powell

Report  |  2015

Reforming the Legal Definition of Rape in Victoria - What do Stakeholders Think?

W LARCOMBE, B Fileborn, A Powell, N Henry, N Hanley

Journal article  |  2015  |  QUT Law Review

Unwanted sexual attention in licensed venues: considering GLBTIQ young adults' experiences

B Fileborn

Journal article  |  2015  |  Oñati Socio-Legal Series

Sexual violence within the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender/transsexual, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ) communities remains largel..

Sex, desire and pleasure: considering the experiences of older Australian women.

B Fileborn, Rachel Thorpe, Gail Hawkes, VIctor Minichiello, Marian Pitts, Tinashe Dune

Journal article  |  2015  |  Sexual and Relationship Therapy

Older age is often associated with asexuality. That is, older individuals are not viewed as desiring of sex, nor as sexually desir..

Accounting for Space, Place and Identity: GLBTIQ Young Adults’ Experiences and Understandings of Unwanted Sexual Attention in Clubs and Pubs

Bianca Fileborn

Journal article  |  2014  |  Critical Criminology

Online activism and street harassment: digital justice or shouting into the ether?

B Fileborn

Journal article  |  2014  |  Griffith Journal of Law and Human Dignity

Street harassment is a common, pervasive experience in the lives of many women. Despite both anecdotal and research evidence confi..

Victim/survivor-focused justice responses and reforms to criminal court practice: implementation, current practice and future directions

Nicole Bluett-Boyd, B Fileborn

Report  |  2014

Best practice in respectful relationships education projects for young people aged 10-24 years: literature review for Women's Health West's You, Me & Us project.

B Fileborn

Report  |  2014

GLBTIQ young adults' experiences and perceptions of unwanted sexual attention in licensed venues: emerging themes and issues

B Fileborn

Conference Proceedings  |  2013

Can prisons be supportive of victim/survivors' needs? Considering the role of prison culture and alternative responses

B Fileborn, Mary Stathopoulos

Conference Proceedings  |  2013

The role of forensic medical evidence in the prosecution of adult sexual assault

Antonia Quadara, B Fileborn, Debra Parkison

Report  |  2013

Conceptual understandings and prevalence of sexual harassment and street harassment

B Fileborn

Report  |  2013

A new legal frontier: the role of social networking services and mobile phone technology in facilitating sexual violence

Nicole Bluett-Boyd, B Fileborn, Antonia Quadara, Sharnie Moore

Report  |  2013

Sex and the city: exploring young women's perceptions and experiences of unwanted sexual attention in licensed venues

B Fileborn

Journal article  |  2012  |  Current Issues in Criminal Justice -Sydney-

Reporting on sexual assault: media backgrounder

B Fileborn

Report  |  2012

Sexual violence and gay, lesbian, bisexual, trans, intersex, and queer communities.

B Fileborn

Report  |  2012

Responding to women's experiences of sexual assault in institutional and care settings

Haley Clark, B Fileborn

Report  |  2011

Sexual assault laws in Australia

B Fileborn

Report  |  2011

'Risky business': risk management, sexual violence and the night-time economy

B Fileborn

Journal article  |  2011  |  Issues

Addressing sexual assault through human rights instruments

B Fileborn

Report  |  2010

New research shines light on sexual violence at Australian music festivals

B Fileborn, Phillip Wadds, Stephen Tomsen

Media

What the Harvey Weinstein case tells us about sexual assault disclosure

B Fileborn

Media

Trump and tram reactions show social media's complex role in responding to sexual harassment

B Fileborn, Fiona Vera-Gray

Media

Gonzo: we need to talk about young men and porn

B Fileborn

Media

The Nauru files: why don't we believe victims of sexual abuse?

B Fileborn

Media

When it comes to sexual violence and alcohol, we need to focus on the perpetrator

B Fileborn

Media

'Stay safe': why women are enraged by advice to steer clear of violence men

B Fileborn

Media

Making sexual consent matter: one-off courses are unlikely to help

B Fileborn

Media

How ethical is sexual assault research?

B Fileborn

Media

Bystanders often don't intervene in sexual harassment - but should they?

B Fileborn

Media

We want men to stop honking their horn at women because they respect them, not for fear of punishment

B Fileborn

Media

Forget the pick-up lines - here's how to talk about your sexual desires and boundaries

B Fileborn

Media

Why criminalizing homosexuality is a public health hazard

B Fileborn, Jennifer Power, Anthony Lyons

Media

Sex, desire and pleasure in later life: Australian women's experiences

B Fileborn, Gail Hawkes, Marian Pitts, Rachel Thorpe, Victor Minichiello

Media

Inquiry into LGBTIQ hate crime could improve how police and communities respond

Andy Kaladelfos, B Fileborn, Lisa Featherstone, Shirleen Robinson, Yorrick Smaal

Media

How misogyny, narcissism and a desperate need for power make men abuse women online

B Fileborn

Media

Where is the line between normal behaviour and harassment?

B Fileborn

Media

Beyond gender: LGBTIQ abuse shows it's time to shift the debate on partner violence

B Fileborn, Philomena Horsley

Media

Let's talk about sex over 60: condoms, casual partners and the ageing body

B Fileborn, Anthony Lyons

Media

Whistling and staring at women in the street is harassment - and it's got to stop

B Fileborn

Media

Sex and women of a certain age

B Fileborn

Media

Ageing gracefully: how women steer the line between inauthentic and old

Rachel Thorpe, B Fileborn, Gail Hawkes, Marian Pitts, Victor Minichiello

Media

Sexual violence in pubs and clubs: just a normal night out?

B Fileborn

Media

How music festivals can change the tune on sexual violence

B Fileborn, Phillip Wadds

Media

Why the 'Hands Off' campaign targeting sexual harassment on public transport misses the mark.

B Fileborn

Media