Item #399
IPV legislation is structured using gendered language so that only male-female IPV is recognized, studied, and therefore ideologically reinforced
Topic: Legal SystemSource
Citation: Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act, sec. 40291, p. 144 Author(s): 103 Congress Institution(s): United States of America Link: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-103hr3355enr/pdf/BILLS-103hr3355enr.pdf Nation(s): United States Year(s): 1994 Source: Primary Type: StatuteDiscussion
Other Notes:Detailed breakdown of sexism in VAWA can be found here: http://breakingtheglasses.blogspot.com/2013/01/vawa-is-not-like-that.html