A new study out of Washington State University has shown that women living in small towns are most at risk of violence from current or former spouses and partners. The findings also ring true in New Zealand. Social work tutor Lesley Pitt has researched women's experiences of partner violence in rural Taranaki and found that isolation can exacerbate gender violence.
16 Aug 2020
Small towns have higher risk of intimate partner violence
From Sunday Morning, 11:48 am on 16 August 2020
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