The aim of this research project is to find out about older women’s unwanted sexual experiences in later life and the support older women need.

By ‘unwanted sexual experiences’ we mean someone (it could be a husband, partner, carer, someone else you know or a stranger) pressuring, tricking or forcing you to do sexual things that you don’t want to do or making you feel like you couldn’t say ‘no’. This could include feeling pressured or obligated to have sex when you didn’t want to, being physically forced to have sex, or agreeing to sex because you felt afraid or unsafe. It can also include someone touching you or doing sexual things when you did not or could not consent (such as when you were asleep) or pressuring you into sexual acts that you were not comfortable with.

You can read more about unwanted sexual experiences here

The research project is being done by researchers at the University of Melbourne
(the human research ethics approval ID number is: 33849)

Read about the interviews here or the easy read here.

Email: womens-health@unimelb.edu.au

Or contact:
Mandy McKenzie at the University of Melbourne
(03) 8344 5159

Laura Tarzia at the University of Melbourne
(03) 9035 8604