Striving for Gender Equality: Representations of Gender in “Progressive” Domestic Violence Policy

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...

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Authors: Kuskoff, Ella (Author) ; Parsell, Cameron 1974- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2021
In: Violence against women
Year: 2021, Volume: 27, Issue: 3/4, Pages: 470-488
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Keywords:
Policy
Discourse
Domestic Violence
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Summary: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.
ISSN:1552-8448
DOI:10.1177/1077801220909892