Violence against women
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Violence against women · Oct 2020
Finding the Strength to Heal: Understanding Recovery After Gender-Based Violence.
Little research has focused on the trauma healing processes of gender-based violence (GBV) survivors, with most research focusing on adverse outcomes. The purpose of this study, therefore, was to explore the nature of GBV healing through survivor narratives. ⋯ Analysis of the nature of healing revealed three main objectives: reconnecting with the self, others, and the world. This information can be utilized by clinicians to create safer, more empowering, healing spaces for survivors.
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Violence against women · Oct 2020
Service-Women's Responses to Sexual Harassment: The Importance of Identity Work and Masculinity in a Gendered Organization.
Using data from in-depth interviews with 38 U. S. service-women, this article explores women's responses to sexual harassment in the military workplace. I argue that in an extremely gendered and masculine institution, sexual harassment threatens service-women's identities as military insiders, presenting an identity dilemma for them. ⋯ In contrast, service-women who have experienced sexual assault or combat confront sexual harassment. I argue that this is possible because for these two groups of women, sexual harassment does not present an identity dilemma. I show how masculinity is used to downplay and normalize harassment as well as to resist it.