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Living conditions of women who experience violence from their partners: Norway and Australia comparisons
Author(s) -
Hutchinson Gunn Strand
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
australian journal of social issues
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.417
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1839-4655
pISSN - 0157-6321
DOI - 10.1002/j.1839-4655.2004.tb01190.x
Subject(s) - norwegian , accommodation , project commissioning , welfare , welfare state , publishing , welfare system , domestic violence , state (computer science) , sociology , political science , suicide prevention , poison control , medicine , psychology , environmental health , law , philosophy , linguistics , algorithm , neuroscience , politics , computer science
This article briefly explores the comparative ways in which the Australian and Norwegian welfare system supports women and children escaping violence, when they are seeking to become established independently. The two welfare systems are compared with regard to family structure, women and the labour market, women and income, support for crisis accommodation and housing, and child care. It demonstrates that Norway provides a more woman‐friendly welfare state.