Funding for domestic and sexual violence support services 'inadequate'

There are just 21 refuges in Ireland for ‘battered’ wives and partners with 4,796 requests for refuge not met in 2015, say Caroline Forde, Carol Ballantine, and Nata Duvvury

GENDER violence is one of the most pressing social problems of our time. Encompassing sexual, physical, and emotional abuse, violence against women and girls is endemic worldwide.

Men and boys also experience gender-based violence, albeit to a lesser extent.