Citation

Fontenot HB, Fantasia HC. J. Forensic Nurs. 2011; 7(1): 27-31.

Affiliation

Assistant Professor, William F. Connell School of Nursing, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA Post Doctoral Fellow, William F. Connell School of Nursing, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, International Association of Forensic Nurses, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/j.1939-3938.2010.01092.x

PMID

21348931

Abstract

Violence against women is a pervasive and serious human rights and public health problem worldwide. As interdisciplinary research teams try to address the effects of this health problem of which the effects transcend all women, nurses are at the forefront. Using a feminist philosophy and methodology to explore violence against women is one way to uncover new knowledge to address this health epidemic. In this paper, we will review the basic concepts of feminism and provide examples of viewing violence research and forensic nursing practice through this theoretical lens. These perspectives provide a foundation for understanding feminism and facilitating nurses' awareness as they consider careers in research and practice. Through this lens, nurses who are helping to ease the burden of violence in our global society may affect change in women's lives.

Language: en