Power: Gendered Violence and Woman

power: Purple embodies the ingredients necessary to move a woman from a place of fear to one of empowerment, according to Rabble. November is Woman Abuse Prevention Month in Ontario, a time to shine a purple light on gendered violence. It also the colour of courage. Woman abuse takes many forms including physical, sexual, psychological or emotional, as well as intellectual, social, financial, verbal, cyberbullying, stalking, manipulating children, environmental and spiritual violence. This inherent right to power and control is rooted in patriarchal society where men hold the power and lineage is traced through male heirs. Gendered violence is the means by which an abuser maintains power and control over his intimate partner. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.