Intimate Partner Violence, Health Status, and Health Care Access Among Women with Disabilities

Intersections between disability, type of impairment, gender and socio-economic disadvantage in a nationally representative sample of 33,101 working-aged Australians

“…Access to male privilege per se does not naturally flow from being a man but requires the enactment of hegemonic forms of masculinity which may not available to men with disabilities who may experience more marginalized forms of gender identity and practice. While we do not find as many gender-based socio-economic inequalities among people with a disability as expected, women with disabilities do experience health consequences on account of their gender including high levels of genderbased violence 58 and forced sterilization. 59 Implications for policy and future research Improving participation in the paid workforce for people with disabilities provides the greatest opportunity for achieving better living conditions and the health and wellbeing of people of disabilities.…”

Views on disclosing mistreatment: A focus group study of differences between people with MS and their caregivers

“…Published research favors the conclusion that women with disabilities are at greater risk for experiencing physical, emotional, and sexual violence than are women (or men) without disabilities (Plummer and Findley, 2012;Hague et al, 2011;Powers et al, 2002;Barrett et al, 2009;Casteel et al, 2008). Less is known about mistreatment risk factors among men with disabilities.…”

Worldwide violence against women legislation: An equity approach

“…As the partner is usually the main carer, a disabled woman who seeks intervention may risk losing the person she depends on for personal care. Due to the women's fear of and dependency on the abuser, less than half the women that experience abuse reported it [15,16]. Social isolation caused by a disability may mean fewer opportunities for these women to break the cycle of violence.…”

“…Social isolation caused by a disability may mean fewer opportunities for these women to break the cycle of violence. There may be a shortage of economic resources, a lack of information on where and how to report the violence, or no battered women's shelter accessible for them [16,17]. They also face many barriers to accessing the health care system, including health care insurance [16].…”

“…There may be a shortage of economic resources, a lack of information on where and how to report the violence, or no battered women's shelter accessible for them [16,17]. They also face many barriers to accessing the health care system, including health care insurance [16]. A lack of privacy during the examination, if their caregiver who may be the abuser is present, may make it difficult for the women to disclose this violence [18].…”