Type:	Fact Sheet
Title:	Fact Sheet #4 : Domestic violence is gendered violence
Authors:	Women's Safety After Separation
Keywords:	Homicide;Men as victims;Statistics;Perpetrators;Post-separation violence;Family law
Year:	2005
Publisher:	Women's safety after separation
Notes:	This fact sheet summarises research and findings on how domestic violence is gendered violence. The key components of the dynamics of domestic violence are the concepts of gender and power. Key statistics and research consistently show that in the majority of cases, men are the perpetrators of domestic violence. When men are subject to domestic violence by women, the violence is not as prolonged nor is it as extreme; they are also far less likely to be injured, show less fear, and are likely to be more financially and socially independent. It explains that male victims’ experiences of domestic violence differ from females’ experiences as men were not living in an ongoing state of fear of the perpetrator; males do not have prior experiences of violent relationships; and violence after separation is not common. Women are more likely to be abused, even killed, during times of separation and divorce, so the time around and after separation is most dangerous for women.
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/11927
Physical description:	1p
Appears in Collections:	Fact Sheets

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