Gender-Based Violence in the Context of Mothering: A Critical Canadian Health Perspective

Tara Mantler and Kimberley Teresa Jackson ()
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Tara Mantler: School of Health Studies, Western University, London, ON N6A 3K7, Canada
Kimberley Teresa Jackson: Arthur Labatt Family School of Nursing, Western University, London, ON N6A 3K7, Canada

Societies, 2024, vol. 14, issue 10, 1-14

Abstract: Violence against women is a predominant, human rights violation, globally. Understood as any act of gender-based violence resulting in physical, sexual, or psychological harm or suffering to women, approximately 35% of women experience violence across the lifespan. While violence can be experienced at any age, women of reproductive age suffer the greatest prevalence, underscoring that for many women, experiencing violence or the health and social sequelae, which may follow violence, co-occurs with mothering. Mothering in the context of gender-based violence in Canada is complex and multifaceted. In this article, the interplay among gender-based violence and the childbearing stages of pregnancy, birth, and postpartum are explored using an intersectional lens, including consideration of social disparities and equity-deserving groups. Approaches to address gender-based violence among childbearing women, such as an ecological approach and trauma- and violence-informed care, are discussed as implications for further research and practice.

Keywords: gender-based violence; mothering; postpartum; pregnancy; perinatal (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A13 A14 P P0 P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 Z1 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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