Violence Against Women

Kim M. Anderson is a professor in the School of Social Work at the University of Central Florida (UCF) and a member of the university’s Violence Against Women Faculty Research Cluster, where she holds a secondary appointment. Kirsten K. Havig is a therapist in private practice with an emphasis on the treatment of trauma rooted in interpersonal and family violence.

• Part I Foundations and Frameworks of Violence Against WomenChapter 1 – Defining the Social Problem of Violence Against WomenChapter 2 – Intersectionality and Violence Against WomenChapter 3 – Intimate Partner Violence: Structural Inequities and Pathways to JusticeChapter 4 – Domestic Violence: Legal Limits and Pathways to ReformChapter 5 – Sexual Violence: Forms, Impacts, and CostsChapter 6 – Barriers to Justice: Institutional Gaps in Responding to Sexual ViolenceChapter 7 – Foundational Frameworks for Understanding Violence Against WomenPart II Intersectionality, Structures, and Systems of PowerChapter 8 – Expanding the Lens: Inclusive and Emerging Theories in Anti-Violence WorkChapter 9 – Reproductive Justice: Histories of Control and Paths to LiberationChapter 10 – Reproductive Control: Coercion, Criminalization, and Systemic HarmChapter 11 – Representational Intersectionality: Media Agenda-Setting and Public Health Interpretation of Violence Against WomenChapter 12: Political Intersectionality, Part I — Lessons from Feminist Struggles Past and PresentChapter 13 — Political Intersectionality, Part II: Battered Women’s, Indigenous, and Disability Rights MovementsChapter 14 — Political Intersectionality, Part III: Policy Pathways Across Government Chapter 15 – Political Intersectionality, Part IV: Before and Beyond VAWAPART III: Pathways to Justice, Healing, and TransformationChapter 16 – Justice as Horizon: Lessons LearnedChapter 17 – Policy and Research as Pathways to JusticeChapter 18 – Practice Futures: Survivor-Centered Pathways to Healing and SafetyChapter 19 – Reimagining Justice: Survivor and Practitioner Pathways ForwardChapter 20 – Epilogue: Toward Futures of Safety and Justice

"From a perspective as an advocate, teacher, and researcher who has spent nearly 30 years engaged in efforts to end gender-based violence, the field was long overdue for a book like Violence Against Women: Countering Historical and Contemporary Missteps on the Road to Social Justice. It pushes users towards macro-level systemic changes that target contributors and facilitators of gender-based violence writ large, in part by identifying societal barriers to solutions. In doing so, it draws on experiences of survivors of all backgrounds, incorporating the complexity of their experiences to highlight where past efforts have fallen short. A must read for anyone dedicated to the goal of violence-free communities."