VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

There are historical, cultural, and social reasons for violence against women. 

Some feminists suggest its roots are in the patriarchal social systems (Crowell and Burgess). 

 "...of all the women murdered in the United States, about a third are killed by a husband or boyfriend. A leading cause of death for pregnant women? Murder by a partner" (Valenti).  

"The notion that violence only happens "out there," inflicted by the stranger in the dark alley makes it difficult to recognize that the home is in fact the place of greatest danger for women" (Smith).

"When race and gender factors are examined in the context of rape, intersectionality can be used to map the ways in which racism and patriarchy have shaped conceptualizations of rape, to describe the unique vulnerability of women of color to these converging systems of domination, and to track the marginalization of women of color within antiracist and antirape discourses" (Crenshaw).

Reference:

Crowell, Nancy A., Burgess, Ann W. (1996). Understanding Violence Against Women. The National Academies Press. Washington D.C. Retrieved from http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=5127

http://thewaterpipe.wordpress.com/2013/12/27/feminist-advise-women-to-avoid-feminist-men/
Valenti, Jessica. (2010). For Women in America, Equality is still an illusion. Washington Post. Retrieved from  http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/19/AR2010021902049.html

Smith, Andrea. (2004). Violence Against Women of Color and Human Rights. Meridians: feminism, race, transnationalism. Project MUSE. Retrieved from http://muse.jhu.edu/login?auth=0&type=summary&url=/journals/meridians/v004/4.2smith.html

Crenshaw, Kimberele. (1991) Mapping the Margins: Intersectionality, Identity Politics, and Violence Against Women of Color.  Retrieved from http://socialdifference.columbia.edu/files/socialdiff/projects/Article__Mapping_the_Margins_by_Kimblere_Crenshaw.pdf

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