Post by Kiwi Frontline on Mar 3, 2020 3:53:52 GMT 12
MĀORI WOMEN THREE TIMES MORE LIKELY TO BE KILLED BY PARTNER
Māori women are beaten and killed by their partners at the highest rates in New Zealand and they say they are at risk no matter what they do.
Research shows up to 80 percent of Māori women will experience family violence in their lifetime.
Māori women are three times more likely to be killed by a partner than non-Māori.
But as high profile cases of intimate partner death make the headlines in New Zealand and abroad, there is concern that women are being blamed for not ending the relationship.
"The system is poor - it's very poor and it does not help at all the way the system is designed," she said.
"And as it is a western system I would not expect any less... It is of utmost importance to try a different approach, try something new."....
www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/410738/every-day-i-was-beaten-maori-women-three-times-more-likely-to-be-killed-by-partner
Māori women are beaten and killed by their partners at the highest rates in New Zealand and they say they are at risk no matter what they do.
Research shows up to 80 percent of Māori women will experience family violence in their lifetime.
Māori women are three times more likely to be killed by a partner than non-Māori.
But as high profile cases of intimate partner death make the headlines in New Zealand and abroad, there is concern that women are being blamed for not ending the relationship.
"The system is poor - it's very poor and it does not help at all the way the system is designed," she said.
"And as it is a western system I would not expect any less... It is of utmost importance to try a different approach, try something new."....
www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/410738/every-day-i-was-beaten-maori-women-three-times-more-likely-to-be-killed-by-partner
