coercive control – This Violence is not a Tragedy

How does stalking fit into patterns of violence against women?

Stalking is not something we necessarily have a very good understanding of as a society. We tend to imagine stalkers as sad individuals with so little going… Read more “How does stalking fit into patterns of violence against women?”

For most of us, accepting that violence against women is wrong is straightforward. But violence against women isn’t necessarily as clear cut as we have historically made… Read more “Some old-fashioned and unproductive attitudes towards violence against women that you should be aware of”

FGM stands for female genital mutilation, and refers to the practice of partially or totally removing external female genitalia. FGM is most commonly performed in specific countries… Read more “What is FGM and how does it link to other forms of violence against women?”

You may feel that because intimate partner violence is against the law, and because coercive control has been criminalised, there are plenty of opportunities for women experiencing… Read more “Why are women reluctant to report abuse and violence?”

Many people shy away from the idea of talking to children about violence against women and, in particular, intimate partner violence affecting women. Abuse and violence are… Read more “How to discuss violence against women when speaking to children”

Narcissistic abuse is a term which refers not to a specific type of domestic abuse but to domestic abuse perpetrated by an abuser with narcissistic personality disorder… Read more “What does the term ‘narcissistic abuse’ mean?”

You may be in the position of knowing someone whom you suspect is in an abusive relationship. Being in this situation is not easy, as knowing how… Read more “What are the best ways to help someone whom you suspect might be in an abusive relationship?”

I talk a lot about the struggles we face in our fight to combat violence against women, and I realise that this can be quite dispiriting. However,… Read more “Reasons for hope in the fight to combat violence against women”

I only very recently got the chance to watch the BBC’s ‘Is this Coercive Control?’. I wasn’t prepared for how much the programme shocked me – but… Read more “Unpacking the BBC’s ‘Is this Coercive Control?’”

An anonymous survivor from the US shares her story I was in my 20s. We met at a work training seminar. On location with dozens of other… Read more “‘The bliss didn’t last long’”