On AlterNet: domestic violence
Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "domestic violence"
Tana Ganeva, AlterNet AlterNet: Reproductive Justice and Gender. November 17, 2009.
Horrifying.
Jenny Gold, Kaiser Health News. October 13, 2009.
Domestic abuse victims are twice-abused when insurance companies refuse them coverage.
Adele Stan, AlterNet AlterNet: Reproductive Justice and Gender. September 15, 2009.
In eight states, Ryan Grim reports, getting beaten up by your spouse is a pre-existing condition.
Jaclyn Friedman, AlterNet. August 6, 2009.
Did the court let Brown off too easy for beating girlfriend Rihanna? The author says that's the wrong question.
Tana Ganeva, AlterNet AlterNet: Reproductive Justice and Gender. July 20, 2009.
Isn't beating up women one of those things where an "I'm sorry, I'll never do it again" doesn't make everything OK?
Susan Loubet, The Women's Media Center. July 13, 2009.
White House advisor on issues of domestic violence and sexual assault starts today. It's about time.
Rob Okun, AlterNet. June 21, 2009.
For decades women have been doing the heavy lifting to prevent domestic violence. More men need to join. Now.
Charlotte Hilton Andersen, Huffington Post. June 17, 2009.
Rape is vicious, cruel, painful and damaging. I shouldn't have to explain this to you. But from the way our media treats rape, apparently I do.
Nick Turse, Tomdispatch.com. May 11, 2009.
Even in good times, life for poor working women can be an obstacle-filled struggle to get by. In an economic crisis, it can be hell.
Andy Wright, AlterNet. March 24, 2009.
The media frenzy that followed Rihanna's assault was predictably crass and damaging to domestic violence victims.
AlterNet Staff, AlterNet. March 19, 2009.
Rihanna's abuse has sparked a national discussion about domestic violence. Unfortunately, most of it is offensive and unproductive.
Lea Lane, Huffington Post. March 13, 2009.
On average, it takes six attempts before a woman leaves an abusive relationship. How could I have accepted the unacceptable? Judge for yourself.
Tana Ganeva, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. March 12, 2009.
The media could learn something from this comic about domestic violence.
Amanda Marcotte, Pandagon. March 4, 2009.
Abusers often taunt their victims with just this question, because they grasp the psychological power and the self-esteem erosion behind it.
Smita Satiani, Brave New Films AlterNet: Sex and Relationships. February 27, 2009.
The shameful role of the media in this case of domestic violence.
Cara, Feministe AlterNet: Reproductive Justice and Gender. February 20, 2009.
Every woman deserves some sense of privacy in a situation like this, no matter how famous she is.
Kathryn Joyce, Religion Dispatches. February 2, 2009.
Escaping an abusive marriage is no easy task for many evangelical women, many of whom have pastors that say physical abuse is no reason for divorce.
Melissa McEwan, Shakesville AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. December 22, 2008.
These numbers reflect only reported domestic violence and sexual assaults, which continue to be the most underreported crimes.
AlterNetOctober 14, 2008.
Find out how the candidates compare on the 10 most important reproductive justice and gender issues, from abortion to equal pay.
Dominique Soguel, Women's eNews. September 16, 2008.
Syria just opened its first shelter for battered women. But authorities still tolerate families who consider it honorable to kill their kinswomen.
Michelle Chen, The Women's International Perspective. August 6, 2008.
Legal protections for immigrant survivors of domestic violence are growing more complex and in some ways, more precarious.
Michelle Chen, The Wip. April 21, 2008.
Congress has slashed funding to domestic violence programs, and the White House is pushing for even deeper cuts. But the human cost is enormous.
Allison Stevens, Women's eNews. April 9, 2008.
Women are making record campaign contributions, so why are campaign agendas still mute on child care, birth control and domestic violence?
David Holthouse, SPLC's Hate Watch AlterNet: PEEK. February 20, 2008.
Even by the twisted standards of the neo-Nazi underworld, Hardy Lloyd is one sick individual.
Rhiannon Harries, Independent UK. February 18, 2008.
Despite stigma and taboo, men who experience intimate partner violence are starting to speak out and find help.
