title: A Boom for Whom? Exploring the Impacts of a Rapid Increase in the Male Population Upon Women's Services in Darwin, Northern Territory.
abstract: A rapidly expanding natural-resource extraction industry and a growing military presence mean an increasingly male-skewed population for the city of Darwin, Australia. This has sparked concerns about the potential for increased violence against women. In this article, we present qualitative research detailing the views of 13 participants from 10 women's support services in the Darwin area. We argue that women's support services bear witness to and are tasked with responding to the impacts of population change on women, yet their work is undermined by uncertainties that stem from neoliberal funding rationales and limited demands on companies to address social issues.
authors.affiliation: 1 Charles Darwin University, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.
authors.forename: Gretchen
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ennis
authors.affiliation: 1 Charles Darwin University, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.
authors.forename: Matalena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tofa
authors.affiliation: 1 Charles Darwin University, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Finlayson
authors.affiliation: 1 Charles Darwin University, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: U'Ren
mesh_terms: D002958:City Planning / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D007407:Interviews as Topic / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008571:Men; D058749:Military Facilities / Q000639:trends*; D008889:Military Personnel / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015876:Northern Territory; D011155:Population Control / Q000379:methods*; D036301:Qualitative Research; D063507:Sexism; D016387:Women's Health / Q000639:trends*
keywords: boomtown; defense force; mining; women’s services