Domestic Abuse and Intersectionality

When working with victim-survivors of domestic abuse, it is essential to consider intersectionality – the way different aspects of a person’s identity (such as gender, race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, disability, sexual orientation, and immigration status) interact to shape their experiences of privilege and oppression. This in turn affects their experiences of abuse and the potential response from the agencies that work with them.

Training aims

To understand;

• What intersectionality is.​
• What oppression and privilege mean.​
• What stereotypes are and why they can be harmful.​
• What discrimination and double discrimination mean.​
• Myths around intersectionality.​
• The importance of intersectionality when working in Domestic Abuse.​
• Intersectionality and children and young people.​
• How to approach our personal and professional lives with intersectionality.​
• How organisations can embed intersectionality.​
• Which organisations offer specialist support.​
• How to apply your learning using a case study