Saturday, May 1, 2010

Battered women's reality

This article demonstrates that battered women often cannot leave their abusive partners. The article illustrates that the cost of renting, and the lack of refuges for victims of domestic violence is a major contributor to women staying with abusive partners. Josie Hampton

See: http://www.smh.com.au/news/urban-affairs/battered-women-in-rent-trap/2007/03/08/1173166898174.html

1 comments:

Megan Sparke said...

This article demonstrates a real concern for the government. It would be interesting to know if anything has been done since the article was published?

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