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Gendered Family Violence Among Migrants Seeking International Protection: A Life Course Perspective.
Abigail Weitzman1, Jeffrey Swindle2, Gilbert Brenes Camacho3
1University of Texas at Austin.
Social Forces; a Scientific Medium of Social Study and Interpretation
|December 22, 2025
Summary
Gendered family violence, including intimate partner violence (IPV), impacts women migrants
Area of Science:
- Sociology
- Migration Studies
- Gender Studies
Background:
- Intimate partner violence (IPV) is recognized as a migration driver for women.
- Limited research explores prior family violence in migrant women's life histories.
- The legacy of family violence as a non-primary migration factor is understudied.
Purpose of the Study:
- To comprehensively understand pre-migration experiences with childhood and adult family violence among Latin American women seeking protection.
- To analyze the role of gendered family violence in migration decisions, even when not the primary push factor.
Main Methods:
- In-depth interviews with 34 Latin American women seeking asylum or international protection.
- Qualitative analysis of experiences with family violence across the life course prior to migration.
Main Results:
- Gendered family violence (IPV, incest, abandonment) is prevalent across women's life courses, irrespective of direct migration impetus.
- Patriarchal norms and family violence destabilize social circumstances and fracture family ties, indirectly encouraging migration.
- Women may prioritize protecting children over self-preservation when family violence directly prompts migration.
Conclusions:
- Family violence significantly shapes migration experiences beyond direct push factors.
- Gender norms influence how women perceive and articulate reasons for migration.
- Findings broaden understanding of the family violence-migration nexus for protection seekers.
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