At 13:38 21-12-01 +0500, Yasmin Zaidi wrote:
>This is a very interesting discussion. I wonder if there is any research on
>the impact of economic/political initiatives for victims of domestic
>violence (I'm sure there is and I would appreciate any info on where I can
>access these); and how do the findings of these compare with the low impact
>of the counselling for abusers/men programs. (...)
Here is a recommendation from a contributor to the FIVERS (Feminists
against Intimate Violence Empowerment, Research and Support) discussion list:
There are two excellent reports put out by the Centre for Research On
Violence Against Women And Children at the University of Western Ontario.
They have been cited here before. While not focussing directly on the
impact
of economic/political initiatives, they do look at related factors.
THE HEALTH-RELATED COSTS OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IN CANADA: TIP OF
THE ICEBERG
T. Day (1995)
Originally undertaken with the support of the Canadian Advisory Council on
the Status of Women, this paper represents the first examination in Canada
of the health and medical care costs of violence against women.
and
SELECTED ESTIMATES OF THE COSTS OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
L. Greaves, O. Hankivsky, and J. Kingston-Riechers (1995)
A ground-breaking study that estimates the annual calculable cost of
violence against women in Canada. Three forms of violence (sexual
assault/rape, woman abuse in intimate relationships and incest/child sexual
assault) in four selected policy areas (social services/education, criminal
justices, labour/employment and health/medical) are examined.
I think the second paper is quite a bit stronger than the first, however
that's just an opinion.
Information on ordering these can be found at
http://www.uwo.ca/violence/pubs.html
They can also be consulted online in .pdf format.
Martin Dufresne, Secretary
Montreal Men Against Sexism
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