Immigrant Women and Intimate Partner Violence

The presentation aimed to understand resettlement and its influences on incidents of intimate partner violence among the South Asian immigrant community of Canada. The discussion will focus on the analysis that unearthed complex interplay of interdependent pre- and post-migration factors and brought forth a theory of power imbalances, and helplessness that forces immigrants to compromise to live with intimate violence. In addition to being confronted by gender specific societal norms and societal incrimination due to separation and divorce, South Asian immigrants, often are confronted by systemic, structural and institutional barriers and stereotypes that prevail in the dominant community.

Location:

MacEwan Student Centre 482 – Women’s Resource Centre

Speaker:

Priya KharatPriya Kharat has predominantly worked in the field of family violence in under various capacities. Due to her language capabilities, she was able to work with immigrants and refugees extensively. Her research on intimate violence among immigrants from South Asia is a culmination of her past professional experience that was done as part of the requirements of the PhD program of social work with the University of Calgary. Priya is currently working at the SU Wellness Centre as a counsellor.

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/immigrant-women-and-intimate-partner-violence