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Empowerment and Programs Designed to Address Domestic Violence

University of Illinois at Chicago

Programs designed to address domestic violence often name empowerment of women as a major program goal. However, programs do not necessarily define what empowerment for survivors of domestic violence entails. This review examines the literature on empowerment, including characteristics of an empowerment process and critiques of empowerment. Diversity of goals for empowerment and differences in access to resources for women experiencing domestic violence are explored as two major factors that should inform program development. Recommendations are offered for developing programs to address domestic violence that support women engaged in an empowerment process.

Key Words: domestic violence programs • empowerment

Violence Against Women, Vol. 14, No. 12, 1465-1475 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/1077801208325188


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