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Domestic violence, intimate
partner violence, wife abuse, battering, and spousal abuse.whatever
you call it, it's a crime and it is a serious public health
issue for individuals, families and societies. Because our
patriarchal society continues to view women as "less than",
the value of women in our society, while having made great
gains over the last 50 years, continues the perspective that
men have more worth than do women. For example, in 2007, women
who were full-time wage and salary workers had median weekly
earnings of $614, or about 80 percent of the $766 median for
their male counterparts. This ratio has grown since 1979 (the
first year for which comparable earnings data are available),
when women earned about 62 percent as much as men (BLS, 2008).
While this is an improvement, much still needs to be done
to combat the perception that one gender has more value than
the other.
Healthcare providers can help
alleviate both the immediate suffering and significant long-term
impact of IPV/DV by engaging in training such as this course,
screening for IPV/DV, identifying IPV/DV when it occurs and
providing sound, best-practice interventions. Remember that
those who are victims of IPV/DV are counting on healthcare
providers to introduce the topic.
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