Striving for gender equality : representations of gender in “progressive” domestic violence policy
Kuskoff, Ella
Striving for gender equality : representations of gender in “progressive” domestic violence policy Ella Kuskoff and Cameron Parsell - Sage, 2021 - Violence Against Women .
Violence Against Women, 2021, 27(3-4): 470-488
International feminist scholarship highlights the benefits of approaching domestic violence policy through a gendered lens. Yet to be examined, however, is the extent to which explicitly gendered domestic violence policies may contain barriers that limit the potential benefits of a gendered approach. This qualitative research examines the assumptions embedded in explicitly gendered domestic violence policy in the Australian state of Queensland. Findings suggest that Queensland’s “progressive” domestic violence policy is underpinned by dominant gendered assumptions that reinforce existing unequal social structures. These findings offer important lessons for international jurisdictions that aspire to adopt gendered domestic violence policy. (Authors' abstract). Record #7039
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
GENDER EQUALITY
GOVERNMENT POLICY
INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
PREVENTION
STRATEGY
INTERNATIONAL
AUSTRALIA
Striving for gender equality : representations of gender in “progressive” domestic violence policy Ella Kuskoff and Cameron Parsell - Sage, 2021 - Violence Against Women .
Violence Against Women, 2021, 27(3-4): 470-488
International feminist scholarship highlights the benefits of approaching domestic violence policy through a gendered lens. Yet to be examined, however, is the extent to which explicitly gendered domestic violence policies may contain barriers that limit the potential benefits of a gendered approach. This qualitative research examines the assumptions embedded in explicitly gendered domestic violence policy in the Australian state of Queensland. Findings suggest that Queensland’s “progressive” domestic violence policy is underpinned by dominant gendered assumptions that reinforce existing unequal social structures. These findings offer important lessons for international jurisdictions that aspire to adopt gendered domestic violence policy. (Authors' abstract). Record #7039
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
GENDER EQUALITY
GOVERNMENT POLICY
INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
PREVENTION
STRATEGY
INTERNATIONAL
AUSTRALIA