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Violence Against Women Act (VAWA).

Peiqi Fang

FEMST 20

Oct. 25th 2024

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Violence Against Women Act (VAWA).

The Violence Against Women Act, passed in 1994 and reauthorized subsequently, is a

landmark federal policy of the United States in combating domestic violence, sexual assault,

stalking, and human trafficking (Hanson, 2023). VAWA funds and grants crisis services,

shelters, and legal aid for victims while teaching law enforcement and the judiciary to obtain

justice. The act significantly requires cooperation in the fight against gender-based violence

locally, at state, and federal levels (The White House, 2022). The act has grown to include

protection for LGBTQ+, immigrants, and Native American women, showing growth in

becoming more inclusive and supportive of victims.

I chose VAWA because it embodies feminist ideas like women's safety, fairness, and

equality. VAWA has sought to change patriarchy and other power dynamics that foster gender-

based violence, which are central to feminist studies. VAWA represents the best of feminist-

driven policy in advocating for systemic change and standing with survivors to change lives and

attitudes around violence against women (Patel, 2023). Feminist scholarship on VAWA

emphasizes its role in the feminist fight for a safer, more equitable society for all women and

legal reform as part of the fight against pervasive social issues.

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References

Hanson, E. J. (2023). The 2022 Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Reauthorization.

Congressional Research Service. https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/R/R47570/2

Patel, A. (2023). Reimagining the violence against women act from a transformative justice

perspective: decarceration and financial reparations for criminalized survivors of sexual

and gender-based violence - NYU Law Review. NYU Law Review.

https://nyulawreview.org/issues/volume-98-number-3/reimagining-the-violence-against-

women-act-from-a-transformative-justice-perspective-decarceration-and-financial-

reparations-for-criminalized-survivors-of-sexual-and-gender-based-violence/

The White House. (2022, March 16). Fact Sheet: Reauthorization of the Violence Against

Women Act (VAWA). The White House. https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-

room/statements-releases/2022/03/16/fact-sheet-reauthorization-of-the-violence-against-

women-act-vawa/