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17 Am. U. J. Gender Soc. Pol'y & L. 229 (2009)
The Gendered Nature of Domestic Violence: Statistical Data for Lawyers Considering Equal Protection Analysis

handle is hein.journals/ajgsp17 and id is 233 raw text is: THE GENDERED NATURE OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: STATISTICAL DATA FOR LAWYERS CONSIDERING EQUAL PROTECTION ANALYSIS MOLLY DRAGIEWICZ* YVONNE LINDGREN** I. The Gender Classification of Woods v. Horton ..................................... 234 A . The Woods v. H orton Case ....................................................... 234 B. The Challenged California Domestic Violence Shelter S tatu tes .................................................................................... 2 37 II. Equal Protection Under the California Constitution .......................... 238 III. Equal Protection Under the Federal Constitution ............................... 240 IV. Women and Men Are Dissimilarly Situated with Regard to D om estic V iolence .......................................................................... 242 A. Historical Acceptance of Violence Against Women ................ 244 B. Women's Lesser Access to Material Resources Relative to M en .......................................................................................... 2 44 C. Women's Grossly Disproportionate Risk of Violence from M ale Partners ........................................................................... 245 1. H om icide ............................................................................ 246 2. H om icide-Suicide ............................................................... 249 3. Sublethal V iolence .............................................................. 250 4 . Injury .................................................................................. 2 5 1 5. Sexual V iolence .................................................................. 252 6 . Stalking ............................................................................... 2 53 7. Self D efense ........................................................................ 254 8. Separation A ssault .............................................................. 255 * Assistant Professor, Criminology, Justice and Policy Studies, University of Ontario Institute of Technology. B.A., 1995, University of Arizona, Tucson; M.Phil., 1997, University of Western Australia, Perth; Ph.D., 2006, George Mason University. ** S.J.D. candidate 2011, LL.M., 2009, University of California, Berkeley School of Law; J.D., 1991, Hastings College of the Law; B.A., 1988, UCLA.

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