*TRIGGERING VIDEO* In light of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence and the devastating new study which found that more than one in three South African men admitted to rape, check out this sobering PSA about domestic violence from the South African group People Opposing Women Abuse.

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German Study On Domestic Violence Redefines Women as Perpetrators


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October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and on Wednesday President Obama hosted an event at the White House with Vice President Joe Biden to launch a set of new initiatives for domestic violence survivors ( Read more... )

The European Union defines ‘violence against women’ as "any act of gender-based violence that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual or psychological harm or suffering to women, including threats of such acts, coercion or arbitrary deprivation of liberty, whether occurring in public or in private life". As probably the most common ( Read more... )

Note: This post is based entirely on my experiences as a caseworker in the state of Texas. Policies referred to below are not necessarily applicable to other areas. However, the general attitudes are something I see again and again in my research. My intent is not to offer a definitive account of how CPS reifies oppressions, but to relate my ( Read more... )

TRIGGER WARNING: discussion and description of domestic violence

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CHILTON, Wis. (AP) - A prominent Wisconsin district attorney sent repeated text messages trying to spark an affair with a domestic abuse victim while he was prosecuting her ex-boyfriend, a police report shows.The 26-year-old woman complained last year to police after receiving 30 texts from Calumet County District Attorney Kenneth Kratz in three ( Read more... )

The video's been online for less than twelve hours and who'd think Entertainment Weekly, of all publications, would be the first to call it out for it's depiction of domestic violence. It's by no means an in depth article, but I figured I would link it all the same:

"Eminem premiered his new video for “Love the Way You Lie” tonight, and it features ( Read more... )

Content note: This post discusses a domestic violence case involving a woman with disabilities, and includes details on domestic violence apologism as well as threats made in the court room.

Disability and domestic violence are intersecting issues with very serious consequences. People with disabilities are more likely to experience domestic ( Read more... )

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