By Erin Pizzey Those of us working in the field of domestic violence are confronted daily by the difficult task of working with women in problematical families. In my work with family violence, I have come to recognize that there are women involved in emotionally and/or physically violent relationships who express and enact disturbance beyond […]
In defence of the family
Erin Pizzey penned this short piece in 2006. It is no less relevant today than it was then.
When did you last beat your wife?
Edmund Burke remarked ‘For evil to triumph, it is only necessary for good men to do nothing.’ For nearly thirty years men have done very little to protect themselves from being disenfranchised from their homes and their children.
When did you wake up? with Erin Pizzey. Guest: Laurie A. Couture
An interview and discussion on intimate partner violence with author Laurie A. Couture.
Caution: Please beware of false White Ribbon information
Whiteribbon.org admin Claire Bissett offers some words of caution about other groups doing work under the White Ribbon name.
Why women’s shelters are hotbeds of gender hatred
From Germany, Dr. Gerhard Amendt contributes a scathing indictment of the modern domestic violence zeitgeist in that nation. It is a paradigm precisely mirrored across Western culture. He includes proposals for a revamped approach to the problem.