Freeing Oneself From Intimate Partner Violence: A Follow-Up of Women Who Contacted an Anti-violence Center in Italy

Pomicino, Laura; Beltramini, Lucia; Romito, Patrizia

doi:10.1177/1077801218802641

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“…The waiting is significant in two ways: On one hand, it reflects the calculation made by the survivor not to pursue any external assistance in receiving the payment, to preserve the relationship of the children with their father. On the other hand, the waiting reflects the continuous harassment that is generated through endless small interactions that become necessary despite the separation (see also Pomicino et al, 2019). The weight of the financial dependency together with the hope of some relationship with the children is a heavy chain that does not allow the survivor to escape the abuse regardless of the separation.…”

Section: The Chains Of Economic Abusementioning

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From Physical Violence to Intensified Economic Abuse: Transitions Between the Types of IPV Over Survivors’ Life Courses

Krigel

Benjamin

2020

Violence Against Women

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Scholars of intimate partner violence (IPV) cite the various forms of IPV perpetrated by violent male partners to establish their coercive control over women. This scholarship emphasizes IPV’s long-term destructive effects on survivors’ lives. However, until recently, the role of the state in the relationship between different manifestations of IPV has received little attention, leaving hazy the meaning of absent formal legislation. An opportunity to clarify the significance of this condition lies in Israel, where economic abuse is not yet recognized as grounds for legal and social sanctions. Based on in-depth interviews with 33 IPV survivors, the present study explores state actions involved in transitions between types of violence as revealed in cases of ongoing economic abuse.

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Section: The Chains Of Economic Abusementioning

confidence: 99%

From Physical Violence to Intensified Economic Abuse: Transitions Between the Types of IPV Over Survivors’ Life Courses

Krigel

Benjamin

2020

Violence Against Women

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“…In addition, violence after separation tends to be more severe than pre-separation violence ( Istat, 2015 ). According to a smaller study carried out in northern Italy, among women who had presented at an anti-violence center (AVC), 3–5 years later, almost half were still experiencing partner violence ( Pomicino et al, 2019 ). Notwithstanding its frequency and seriousness, post-separation violence tends to be poorly understood by professionals working with abused women and their children ( Feresin et al, 2019 ).…”

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Intimate Partner Violence Against Women During the COVID-19 Lockdown in Italy: A Multicenter Survey Involving Anti-Violence Centers

Romito

Pellegrini²,

Saurel‐Cubizolles

2022

Violence Against Women

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This study explores intimate partner violence (IPV) evolution during the lockdown with a sample of 238 women (44% cohabitating and 56% not cohabitating with the perpetrator), attending five antiviolence centers in Italy (June–September 2020). Questions included 12 items on IPV and, for each item, a question about whether violence increased/stayed the same/decreased during lockdown; an indicator of IPV modifications was constructed. Two distinct patterns, confirmed after adjustment for socio-demographic factors, emerged: IPV increased for 28% of cohabitating and decreased for 56% of non-cohabitating women. Such results suggest the efficacy of physical distancing—strictly controlled by the State—in the prevention of IPV.

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“…With the advent of Covid-19, there have been more cases of domestic violence and women seeking assistance (Lundin et al, 2020), making it clear that it is necessary to actively work on prevention and intervention policies, coordinating national, regional, and local projects (Bellizzi et al, 2020). The Committee prepared integrated measures for the empowerment and support of women in order to help them overcome the practical constraints that are often an integral part in exposure to violence (Pomicino et al, 2019). First and foremost, the actions include direct financial support, in the form of emergency funds, for women preparing a pathway out of violence, since the financial aspect is often the first factor that prevents the exit from a potentially dangerous condition (Women Economic independence and Growth Opportunity Report, 2017).…”

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Women and Covid19: How the Italian Government Task Force Fostered Gender Equity

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Over the last decades, the social context has been characterized by uncertainty, complexity, and inequalities, with significant impacts on people, groups, and communities. Covid-19 Pandemic has accentuated social discriminations, as inequalities affecting women (World Health Organization, 2018), with repercussions on general income, health, education (Office for National Statistics, 2021) that have been exhausting people, the economic system, and the welfare state (Antonicelli et al., 2020). To cope with these difficulties, on april 10, 2020 the Italian Prime Minister appointed a Task Force of 17 experts with scientific and applicative skills in social and economic fields. Within a short time, the Task Force aimed at identifying practical solutions priming the relaunch of the country. Given the women’s central role in the country’s social and economic development, in the final version of the Task Force plan, Gender Equality was indicated as the third—strategic and innovative—axis, together with Digitization and Green Economy. Its rationale was to promote gender equality in every action, with an allocation of dedicated economic resources. Specifically, the Task Force’s Working Group named “Individuals, Families, and Society” proposed specific initiatives aimed at recognizing and bridging the gender gaps in the various areas, and measures to support vulnerable people. This contribution will focus on the central role that the Task Force has played in encouraging systematic attention to women, considering their needs and the social-economic impacts on their choices and well-being. It will illustrate the Task Force’s internal dynamics (there were four women out of 17 people, then increased), the process of inclusion of different perspectives, both gender and multidisciplinary, and the practices suggested for the post-pandemic rebuilding. The final goal will be to show the inability to promote innovation, resilience and sustainability, without working with and for the community. As shown by the Italian Task Force, an innovative change must consider a multiplicity of perspectives that reflects the complexity of reality, even in the political and decision-making debate. Therefore, it’s central to build multidisciplinary teams that include various professionals from the social sectors, as Social Psychology, Sociology, Pedagogy, Political Philosophy, Demography, and Social Statistics, both women and men.

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Freeing Oneself From Intimate Partner Violence: A Follow-Up of Women Who Contacted an Anti-violence Center in Italy

Cited by 12 publications

References 25 publications

From Physical Violence to Intensified Economic Abuse: Transitions Between the Types of IPV Over Survivors’ Life Courses

From Physical Violence to Intensified Economic Abuse: Transitions Between the Types of IPV Over Survivors’ Life Courses

Intimate Partner Violence Against Women During the COVID-19 Lockdown in Italy: A Multicenter Survey Involving Anti-Violence Centers

Women and Covid19: How the Italian Government Task Force Fostered Gender Equity

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