TY  - SER
AU  - Rahmanipour, Setayesh
AU  - Kumar, Shannon
AU  - Simon-Kumar, Rachel
TI  - Underreporting sexual violence among 'ethnic' migrant women : : perspectives from Aotearoa/New Zealand
PY  - 2019///
PB  - Taylor & Francis, 
KW  - CULTURE
KW  - ETHNIC COMMUNITIES
KW  - ETHNICITY
KW  - MIGRANTS
KW  - PREVALENCE
KW  - QUALITATIVE RESEARCH
KW  - SEXUAL VIOLENCE
KW  - NEW ZEALAND
N1  - Culture, Health and Sexuality, 2019, 21(7): 837-852
N2  - In Aotearoa/New Zealand, sexual violence within minority ethnic communities is endemic, but grossly underreported. This paper presents the results of two small-scale qualitative studies that explored key issues in the underreporting of sexual violence. In-depth interviews were undertaken with key informants including academics, specialist sexual violence practitioners and community/social workers. The study identified two main factors that led to underreporting: first, internalised barriers as a result of a ‘white’ and ‘male’ gaze; and second, the cultural relativitism of meanings of violence. Themes within these broader areas highlighted issues of stigma; defensiveness surrounding traditional norms, especially concerning gender roles; and the referencing of minority group identity, as deterrents to disclosure and reporting. The paper also explored the implications of underreporting for help-seeking behaviours among women and for developing systems for the collection of robust evidence of sexual violence among minority ethnic women. The paper concludes with recommendations for improved strategic efforts to encourage safe disclosure among women in minority ethnic communities who experience sexual violence. (Authors' abstract). A podcast discussing this research was prouced in October 2020. Record #6109
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1080/13691058.2018.1519120
UR  - https://open.spotify.com/episode/3ndzvDF695dmY2rAAZvMdZ
ER  -