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Domestic violence, intimate partner violence, wife abuse,
battering, and spousal abuse…whatever you call it, it's a
crime and it is a serious public health issue for individuals,
families and societies. Because our patriarchal society continues
to view women as "less than", the value of women in our society,
while having made great gains over the last 50 years, continues
the perspective that men have more worth than do women. For
example, in 2007, women who were full-time wage and salary
workers had median weekly earnings of $614, or about 80 percent
of the $766 median for their male counterparts. This ratio
has grown since 1979 (the first year for which comparable
earnings data are available), when women earned about 62 percent
as much as men (BLS, 2008). While this is an improvement,
much still needs to be done to combat the perception that
one gender has more value than the other.
Healthcare providers can help alleviate both the immediate
suffering and significant long-term impact of IPV/DV by engaging
in training such as this course, screening for IPV/DV, identifying
IPV/DV when it occurs and providing sound, best-practice interventions.
Remember that those who are victims of IPV/DV are counting
on healthcare providers to introduce the topic.
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