Resilient again: COVID‐19, feminist anti‐violence work, and the question of sustainability
基于两家性侵援助中心的定性研究,探讨女权主义反暴力组织在疫情期间如何应对服务需求激增和复杂性增加,并批判了强调个人韧性而忽视结构问题和可持续性的倾向。
Abstract Gender‐based violence has increased during the COVID‐19 pandemic. As a result, feminist anti‐violence organizations have experienced greater demands for services and complexity of need. Sharing results from a qualitative study with two sexual assault centers, this paper discusses how organizations experienced the pandemic and adapted their work in response. It engages with critical discussions of resilience, arguing for a movement away from a focus on resiliency, which overlooks larger structural issues and the need for sustainability. Further, it calls for greater recognition of the important and varied roles feminist anti‐violence organizations undertake in their communities.