Books that
Change Minds

Book cover of 'See What You Made Me Do' by Jess Hill with dark purple flowers and award stickers.
New edition

Black inc. Books

Jun 2019

See what you made me do

Power, Control and Domestic Abuse

Combining forensic research with riveting storytelling, this groundbreaking book radically rethinks how to confront the national crisis of fear, abuse and coercive control.
Cover of Quarterly Essay titled 'Losing It' by Jess Hill, with subtitle 'Can we stop violence against women and children?' and a small image of a protest sign reading 'Stop Killing Us'.

Quarterly essay 97

Mar 2025

Losing It

Can we stop violence against women and children?

A sharp, urgent essay exposing Australia’s rising violence against women and children, questioning why national plans keep failing, and demanding real change to end the crisis within a generation.
Cover of Quarterly Essay issue featuring article 'The Reckoning: How #MeToo is Changing Australia' by Jess Hill with a small image of a protest sign reading 'I Believe Her!!'

Quarterly essay 84

Nov 2021

The Reckoning

How #MeToo is Changing Australia

This essay explores how #MeToo transformed Australia, exposing entrenched abuse, shaking political and cultural institutions, and sparking a national reckoning over power, accountability, and gender equality.
Woman in a blue jacket standing among rows of red high-heeled shoes on a dark floor with text 'See What You Made Me Do' and SBS On Demand logo.

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