ABSTRACT
Gender-related attitudes have been shown to be important in shaping interpersonal gender-based violence. In particular, feminist theorisation of sexual violence has pointed to the importance of examining rape myth acceptance, rape-supportive attitudes to understand how sexual violence can be normalised and rationalised. Additionally, research into violence against LGBQT individuals have been linked to sexual prejudice and heterosexism. Therefore, in trying to understand how (in)security is gendered, it is critical to map out the prevalence and variation in these kinds of attitudes in a given context. This chapter provides a quantitative descriptive analysis of rape myth acceptance, rape-supportive attitudes and sexual prejudice in Fiji, based on a nationally representative sample (N=1500) from the Fijian Interpersonal Attitudes and Perceptions Assessment (FIAPA), conducted in 2017–2018. It is the first systematic quantitative report on rape myths and sexual prejudice in Fiji.
