Violence Against WomenPub Date : 2026-09-01Epub Date: 2025-08-21DOI: 10.1177/10778012251369028
Gina Troisi, Raffaele De Luca Picione, Giorgia Margherita
{"title":"\"The Crossing of Professionals\": Building a Gender-Sensitive Inclusion Path for African Refugee Women Victims of Violence.","authors":"Gina Troisi, Raffaele De Luca Picione, Giorgia Margherita","doi":"10.1177/10778012251369028","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10778012251369028","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Despite the increasing number of African women seeking refuge in Italy, integration policies have largely remained \"gender-neutral.\" African migrant women face various forms of gender-based violence in their home countries, during their migration journey, and in the host country. In response, the MIA project (<i>Modeling of Integration and Reception paths for women refugees victims of violence</i>), an innovative Italian intervention, combines the expertise of migration and gender-based violence professionals. This qualitative study explores the experiences of professionals involved in the MIA project, using focus groups and interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA). The findings confirm the need to build new tools to cope with the load of vulnerability brought by forced African migrant women, and the practical implications of these results will be analyzed.</p>","PeriodicalId":23606,"journal":{"name":"Violence Against Women","volume":" ","pages":"4171-4194"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144970984","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Violence Against WomenPub Date : 2026-09-01Epub Date: 2026-04-15DOI: 10.1177/10778012261440279
Nechama R Brodie
{"title":"Femicide and Necrodata: Ways of Counting the Killing of Women.","authors":"Nechama R Brodie","doi":"10.1177/10778012261440279","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10778012261440279","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Different disciplinary and socio-geographical approaches to counting, reporting, and categorizing death can yield divergent and often contradictory values of risk, harm, and mortality. This article examines historical and contemporary ways of recording and narrating the incidence of female homicide in South Africa (one of the countries with the highest femicide rates in the world), from state and police statistics to medical studies and media reports, and explores how each of these uses both common and discrete necrodata to construct specific narratives that reveal the [dead] body as a site of conflicting assertions of power.</p>","PeriodicalId":23606,"journal":{"name":"Violence Against Women","volume":" ","pages":"3811-3832"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13332161/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147692617","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Violence Against WomenPub Date : 2026-09-01Epub Date: 2025-08-18DOI: 10.1177/10778012251369030
Nyan Linn, Montakarn Chuemchit, Chaweewon Boonshuyar
{"title":"Intimate Partner Violence Against Myanmar Women Migrant Workers in Thailand: An Application of the World Health Organization's Ecological Framework.","authors":"Nyan Linn, Montakarn Chuemchit, Chaweewon Boonshuyar","doi":"10.1177/10778012251369030","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10778012251369030","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Intimate partner violence (IPV) against women migrant workers is a globally significant public health problem. This study examined the prevalence and predictors of IPV among 639 Myanmar women migrants in central, northern, western, and southern Thailand, applying the World Health Organization's (WHO) ecological framework and utilizing the WHO Violence Against Women questionnaire. The lifetime prevalence of IPV was 60.09%, with psychological violence being the most common form (54.93%). Multiple logistic regression revealed significant predictors: women's alcohol consumption and childhood exposure to violence (individual level); partner's low educational attainment and alcohol use (relationship level); and area of residence (Bangkok/Surat Thani) and exposure to community violence (community level). Policies and interventions should prioritize high-risk groups based on these predictors to effectively prevent and respond to IPV among women migrant workers in Thailand.</p>","PeriodicalId":23606,"journal":{"name":"Violence Against Women","volume":" ","pages":"4067-4090"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144875432","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Violence Against WomenPub Date : 2026-09-01Epub Date: 2025-08-14DOI: 10.1177/10778012251369025
Faidra Gatsarouli, Linda Berg
{"title":"Narratives of Obstetric Violence: Conceptions of Power, Bodily Integrity, and Childbirth in Greek Women's Stories.","authors":"Faidra Gatsarouli, Linda Berg","doi":"10.1177/10778012251369025","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10778012251369025","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This qualitative study examines women's narratives of obstetric violence in Greece, highlighting how power structures, medicalized childbirth, and cultural norms shape both the experience and normalization of such violence. By analyzing 63 participants' responses to an online survey with seven open-ended questions, the study applies thematic analysis and feminist phenomenology to explore how obstetric violence affects women's bodies, relations and self-perception. The findings reveal not only its pervasiveness and systematic invisibility, often justified as routine care, but also its entrenchment within sociocultural and institutional frameworks. However, it also identifies pathways for resistance and healing through community, advocacy, and collective action.</p>","PeriodicalId":23606,"journal":{"name":"Violence Against Women","volume":" ","pages":"4398-4422"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13332173/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144849227","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Violence Against WomenPub Date : 2026-09-01Epub Date: 2025-09-24DOI: 10.1177/10778012251379424
Sarah McMahon, Lauren Manley, Enoch Boafo Amponsah, Jill C Hoxmeier, Iris F McMillan, Annelise Mennicke
{"title":"\"I Don't Want to Make Myself Look Like a Trouble-Maker\": Faculty and Staff Perspectives on Bystander Intervention in Academic Sexual Harassment Situations.","authors":"Sarah McMahon, Lauren Manley, Enoch Boafo Amponsah, Jill C Hoxmeier, Iris F McMillan, Annelise Mennicke","doi":"10.1177/10778012251379424","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10778012251379424","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study shares findings of interviews with 25 faculty and staff from across the United States on their perspective on bystander intervention (BI) during instances of sexual harassment (SH) within academia. Factors that hindered BI included fears of retaliation, power dynamics, and perceived impacts on safety and career advancement. Facilitators of action included knowledge of SH and prior victimization; positionality and social identity were discussed as further impacting BI. Various types of bystander action were discussed, primarily focused on \"delayed\" responses. Findings underscore the critical need for BI programs tailored to address the nuanced challenges inherent to academia.</p>","PeriodicalId":23606,"journal":{"name":"Violence Against Women","volume":" ","pages":"4271-4299"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145132061","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Violence Against WomenPub Date : 2026-09-01Epub Date: 2026-04-09DOI: 10.1177/10778012261440270
Laura Esteve Alguacil
{"title":"Obstetric Violence in Spain: An Elusive Legal Concept.","authors":"Laura Esteve Alguacil","doi":"10.1177/10778012261440270","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10778012261440270","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This paper examines the reception of the concept of obstetric violence within the Spanish legal system. It analyzes the judicial arguments used to deny its existence, and identifies four circumstances that sustain this form of gender-based violence: medical authoritarianism, epistemic injustice, disregard of informed consent, and the prioritization of the protection of the fetus. It then critically assesses the approach towards obstetric violence in a 2023 legal reform. It concludes that despite the rejection of the concept, the alternative one that was included has an open character and recognizes that it is structural and a form of gender-based violence.</p>","PeriodicalId":23606,"journal":{"name":"Violence Against Women","volume":" ","pages":"3978-3997"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147646198","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Violence Against WomenPub Date : 2026-09-01Epub Date: 2026-04-16DOI: 10.1177/10778012261440264
Ling Li
{"title":"Digital Harms, Embodied Consequences: The Double Victimization of Survivors of Image-Based Sexual Violence in China.","authors":"Ling Li","doi":"10.1177/10778012261440264","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10778012261440264","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Image-based sexual violence (IBSV) has emerged as a significant global concern, yet empirical research in China remains limited. Drawing on an online survey, in-depth interviews, and analysis of legal cases, this study presents the first survivor-centered examination of IBSV in the Chinese context. Findings reveal that IBSV produces layered and enduring harms, including psychological distress, social exclusion, and withdrawal from digital life, often intensified by secondary victimization through legal ambiguity, institutional inaction, and inadequate platform governance. Survivors frequently struggle to name or report their experiences due to inadequate legal categories and normative stigma. By centering survivors' voices, this study conceptualizes IBSV as a continuum of harm across digital, social, and institutional domains, contributing to feminist victimology and TFGBV scholarship.</p>","PeriodicalId":23606,"journal":{"name":"Violence Against Women","volume":" ","pages":"4019-4041"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147700249","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Violence Against WomenPub Date : 2026-09-01Epub Date: 2025-08-21DOI: 10.1177/10778012251369029
Joanna Krajewska, Sarah R Meyer, Neema Mosha, Gerry Mshana, Heidi Stöckl
{"title":"The Impact of Women's Attitudes Toward Intimate Partner Violence and Gender Equity on Intimate Partner Violence Experience: Findings From a Longitudinal Study in Mwanza, Tanzania.","authors":"Joanna Krajewska, Sarah R Meyer, Neema Mosha, Gerry Mshana, Heidi Stöckl","doi":"10.1177/10778012251369029","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10778012251369029","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Inequitable gender norms can manifest in attitudes about gender and intimate partner violence (IPV) acceptability and be risk factors for women's experience of male-perpetrated IPV. This longitudinal study explored the effect of Tanzanian women's attitudes toward gender equity and toward IPV on physical and/or sexual IPV experience with mixed-effects and cross-lagged regressions. Unadjusted mixed-effects regression shows that an increase in gender equity or IPV unacceptance is significantly associated with a decrease of IPV experience. Cross-lagged regression did not find a significant association. Other contextual factors, rather than women's attitudes toward gender equity and IPV, may be key determinants of IPV experiences.</p>","PeriodicalId":23606,"journal":{"name":"Violence Against Women","volume":" ","pages":"4042-4066"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13332167/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144970956","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Violence Against WomenPub Date : 2026-09-01Epub Date: 2025-09-25DOI: 10.1177/10778012251379425
Fredinah Namatovu, Veronica Lövgren, Kim Wickman
{"title":"\"Struggles and Falling Between the Cracks\": Experiences of Women With Disabilities on Using Intimate Partner Violence Services.","authors":"Fredinah Namatovu, Veronica Lövgren, Kim Wickman","doi":"10.1177/10778012251379425","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10778012251379425","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Women with disabilities are at increased risk of intimate partner violence (IPV), yet their experiences of using IPV services are rarely studied. This qualitative study explored the experiences of 11 women with disabilities. Three themes were identified: \"violence and disability-the continuums of stigma\" describing the forms of stigma that women experienced that impacted the use of IPV services; \"the dual nature of social relationships\" summarizing aspects of interpersonal relations that influenced the use of services; and \"to fall between the cracks\" detailing institutional gaps that led to hesitation in using IPV services. These findings point at a need for increased effort to reduce stigma, capacity strengthening on disability-related issues and targeted resources to improve access to IPV services among women with disabilities.</p>","PeriodicalId":23606,"journal":{"name":"Violence Against Women","volume":" ","pages":"4122-4145"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13332165/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145151135","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Violence Against WomenPub Date : 2026-09-01Epub Date: 2025-09-18DOI: 10.1177/10778012251372556
Ozgul Tarakci, Erminia Colucci
{"title":"Exploring the Perspectives About Barriers and Facilitators to Accessing and Engaging With Domestic Violence Services Among Turkish Immigrant Women: A Photovoice Study.","authors":"Ozgul Tarakci, Erminia Colucci","doi":"10.1177/10778012251372556","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10778012251372556","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This research aims to shed light on the unique perspectives of Turkish immigrant women in London regarding access to domestic abuse services. Employing a qualitative photovoice study with eight Turkish women, the research uncovers barriers and facilitators to accessing and engaging with such services. Organizational obstacles, cultural influences, individual and practical challenges emerged as barriers, while state-provided facilities, community support, resilience, and faith were identified as facilitators. Thematic analysis revealed the emotional impact of domestic violence and migration. This study advocates for culturally sensitive support services to promote empowerment and improve access to necessary help.</p>","PeriodicalId":23606,"journal":{"name":"Violence Against Women","volume":" ","pages":"4091-4121"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13332172/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145081643","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}