Listeners should prepare themselves for often-confronting content when downloading this series of podcasts produced by Future Women and financed by the Commonwealth Bank.
The podcasts interview women who have experienced violence at the hands of their partners. Episodes cover a wide variety of issues, including the difficulty many women experience leaving violent men, homelessness, police indifference and legal expenses experienced when partners drag out disputes.
There are plenty of first-person interviews with survivors, as well as input from people working to reduce the country’s unacceptable level of violence in the home. Episodes go to great lengths to explode stereotypes about women who experience violence, as well as address questions such as “why didn’t you just leave?”.
The podcasts take a professional approach to the harrowing content, with a diverse range of interview talent from all over the country, overlaid with a well-produced soundtrack. The testimonies are backed up with statistics and information about services available to people experiencing violence.
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