Press review
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Podcast Talk with MUT | 02.07.2026
Managing Director Julia Brož was a guest on the podcast of the association MUT. Together with child and family support worker Florina Walch, she discusses the forms of domestic violence and how the Vienna Women’s Shelters support women and children affected by violence. You can listen to the entire episode here.
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Sexual Criminal Law in Austria to Be Tightened
This year’s international campaign 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence focuses on the demand for the consent principle “Only Yes Means Yes”. In this interview, Executive Director Julia Broz explains why this could achieve a higher conviction rate and what accompanying measures are needed.
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How men learn to be angry without violence
In an interview with Der Standard, Adelheid Kröss, head of the Women’s Counseling Center, explained the importance of victim-protection-oriented perpetrator work. In cooperation with the Men’s Counseling Center Vienna, the Vienna Women’s Shelters offer counseling services for women whose partners are participating in anti-violence training.
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How Media Makes Violence Against Women Invisible
Julia Broz explains in an interview with Horizont the role media plays in raising awareness of the issue of violence against women and the rules that must be observed in reporting.
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Interview Radio Positiv | June 12, 2025
This month, Managing Director Julia Brož was a guest on Radio Orange. In an interview for the “Radio positiv” format of Aids Hilfe Wien, she provides deep insights into the work of the Vienna Women’s Shelters. She reports on a daily life characterized by invisibility, isolation, and structural hurdles – but also by solidarity, healing, and the courage to break new ground.
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Violence Protection Workers: “We respect every decision – but we are always there.”
For this year’s International Women’s Day, Der Standard reports on various violence protection facilities. In an interview with Beate Hausbichler and Brigitte Theißl, Managing Director Julia Brož talks about the rewarding aspects of the work, but also explains what is going wrong in the debate about violence protection in Austria.
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Exchange of Views: How Can Femicides Be Prevented in Austria?
This question was posed by author Mira Schneidereit to our Managing Director Julia Brož, among others. In her contribution, Brož explains what responsibility the state bears, but also what we as a society can do to prevent violence against women.