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Complex Expressions of Power. Aspects of Gender in/Equality in Violent Intimate Relationships in Sweden
Maria Wemrell1,2, Linda Hiltunen3
1Department of Social Work, Linnaeus University, Växjö, Sweden.
Abstract:
Despite high country-level gender equality, intimate partner violence against women (IPVAW) is common in Sweden. In discussion about this apparent paradox, the complexity of gender in/equality has been highlighted. Drawing on the domains considered in the EIGE gender equality index (work, money, knowledge, time, power, and health), and based on thematic analysis of semi-structured interviews with 23 women exposed to IPVAW, this study investigates experiences of different aspects of gender in/equality in violent partnerships. The violence was described as having influenced and involved all these domains of life. We conclude that gendered power dynamics remain central to IPVAW in Sweden.
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