Already a Future Women? Sign in Relationships New domestic violence research exposes haunting statistic Nearly half a million women face an impossible choice: remain in a violent situation, or leave and face a new threat - poverty. And according to Dr Anne Summers one of the main barriers to tackling this problem is a lack of sympathy for those most affected: single mothers. By Sally Spicer Relationships Nearly half a million women face an impossible choice: remain in a violent situation, or leave and face a new threat - poverty. And according to Dr Anne Summers one of the main barriers to tackling this problem is a lack of sympathy for those most affected: single mothers. By Sally Spicer Previous article She keeps you healthy and well, but who protects her? Next article Four easy ways to shop sustainably with Lucianne Tonti Last year, while recording an interview for a Future Women podcast examining domestic violence, I asked the victim-survivor I was speaking to when exactly she realised her perpetrator might kill her.‘When he tried to kill my dogs,’ she replied. In all the time we spent discussing her story, this was the one time she cried. Join the club Already a member? Sign in More From Future Women Culture The impossible choice faced by tens of thousands of Australian women By Melanie Dimmitt Culture It’s morally corrupt. And it’s happening to one in six women By Melanie Dimmitt Culture How Toto’s* ex-husband used their children to keep her poor By Sally Spicer Relationships Dr Sullivan thought an abusive client had changed. He hadn’t. By Sally Spicer Relationships What Geraldine Bilston wants victim-survivors to know By Sally Spicer Culture “Never an excuse”: Why Katrina still can’t stand the smell of bourbon By Sally Spicer Culture Janine never thought divorce would mean losing her family and friends By Sally Spicer Culture “Invisible victims”: Why Conor was forced to live in an unsafe home By Sally Spicer Your inbox just got smarter If you’re not a member, sign up to our newsletter to get the best of Future Women in your inbox.
