Acker’s theory of gendered organizations serves as an important theoretical lens for researching the gendered processes of domestic violence organizations. Specifically, I document challenges presented to domestic violence victim advocates as a result of gendered processes in community based responses to domestic violence and offer specific policy suggestions for future collaborations between stakeholders in combating domestic violence.
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