Domestic violence, deportation, and women's resistance: notes on managing inter-sectionality

Sen, Purna

Author(s)

Sen, Purna

Editor(s)

Eade, Deborah

Publication date

1999-02-01

Document type

Journal article

Language

English

Description

This Practical note describes the work of the Southall Black Sisters, a group, based in London, England, which provides a variety of assistance to, mainly Asian, women who have been victims of domestic violence and abuse. The author discusses how the UK legal system fails to help some of these women, as well as how patriarchal Asian social structures enable this abuse to go unchecked and unreported. The SBS consciously try to challenge on many fronts at once, working 'against gender and racial oppression (including religious fundamentalism and communalism) and...[operating] at the level of the family, the community, and the state.'<p>This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor & Francis.</p>

Status

For public use – can be shared outside Oxfam

ISSN

0961-4524

EISSN

1364-9213

Collections

Journal articles