Understanding the Nature of Family Violence Against Women With Insecure Migration Status in Australia

Feminist researchers have diversified understandings of family violence by examining how women's experiences are influenced by gender and its intersections with other social inequalities. This article seeks to contribute to intersectional and transnational feminist scholarship on violence that examines the influence of structural factors such as insecure migration status on the nature of women's lived experiences in Western industrialized countries. It reports on findings from a study with migrant women who experienced family violence in Victoria, Australia when their migration status was “insecure,” and examines similarities and differences in the forms and patterns of violence and abuse women described.

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