NCJ Number
240007
Journal
Violence Against Women Volume: 18 Issue: 4 Dated: April 2012 Pages: 437-458
Date Published
April 2012
Length
22 pages
Annotation
This study examined the experiences of women who escaped violence and sought shelter services in Pakistan.
Abstract
Gender violence is a global human rights issue that presents serious risk to women in Pakistan. Multiple factors make leaving violence extremely challenging. This study examines the experiences of women who escaped violence and sought shelter services in Pakistan through an ecological lens within the social, cultural, and legal realities of Pakistan. Nineteen women residing at a private shelter were interviewed. Explored were the processes leading women to take action against violence, barriers encountered, and the consequences of the decision to go to a shelter, with a focus on the women's strengths and resilience. Abstract published by arrangement with Sage Journals.