Coercive Control of Men: Deborah Powney

Men are victims of coercive control by women as frequently as women are victims of coercion by men. Men experience a particular form of coercive control through threats to deprive them of contact with their children by women making application to the family court. This can be described as legal and administrative abuse. Economic coercion is also common as a result of women taking control of finances. Cultural factors seem to lead to men often failing to recognise that they are subject to coercive control and Deborah discusses how this pattern of behaviour is best described, defined and recognised. Deborah describes the research and its results and discusses its significance and how it should influence understanding, education, training and policy about domestic abuse. Deborah Powney (of UCLan) recently published 'Male Victims of Coercive Control' : https://www.mankind.org.uk/wp-content... which she undertook along with her co-authors; Professor Nicola Graham-Kevan of Lancaster University and ManKind Initiative. Twitter: @Deborah70539758 @UCLanresearch