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Pathways : how women leave violent men Shirley Patton

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: [Hobart, Tas.]: Government of Tasmania, 2003Description: electronic document (222 p.); PDF file: 976.67 KBISBN:
  • 0 7246 4936 0
Subject(s): Online resources: Summary: At the Justice and Change Conference held in Canberra (1999), Professor Liz Kelly (Child and Woman Abuse Studies Unit, University of North London) argued that there should be a shift in the direction of domestic violence policy and service research, from what prevents women from leaving a male partner who assaults them, to what enables them to do so. This research is a response to that challenge. It has focused on who and what enabled women to leave a male partner who had assaulted them—the pathways to leaving and establishing a new life. The study differs from previous research in that it focuses on: 1. Women’s own identification of what enabled them to negotiate their way successfully out of violent relationships. 2. The identification and analysis of effective supports, services and strategies for establishing violence-free lives. (from the Executive Summary).
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At the Justice and Change Conference held in Canberra (1999), Professor Liz Kelly (Child and Woman Abuse Studies Unit, University of North London) argued that there should be a shift in
the direction of domestic violence policy and service research, from what prevents women from leaving a male partner who assaults them, to what enables them to do so. This research is a response to that challenge. It has focused on who and what enabled women to leave a male partner who had assaulted them—the pathways to leaving and establishing a new life.
The study differs from previous research in that it focuses on:
1. Women’s own identification of what enabled them to negotiate their way successfully out of violent relationships.
2. The identification and analysis of effective supports, services and strategies for establishing violence-free lives. (from the Executive Summary).