Realwomen of BC - Archives - February2007 - How to conduct a study

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THE REAL NEWS The R.E.A.L WOMEN of BC Newsletter February 2007, P.O. Box 39068, Point Grey RPO, Vancouver, BC V6R 4P1, Tel/Fax: 604- 463-1611, website: http://www.realwomen.bc.ca
How to conduct a study – the WHO way Apparently the World Health Organization (WHO) has given some guidelines on how to conduct studies on Domestic Violence: 1. Only women shall be interviewed: “..The Steering Committee of the WHO Study agreed that interviews with men should no be included, largely because of the logistic and safety implications of interviewing men and women in the same study. The Committee recognized the importance of getting accurate data on violence from men but considered that such an endeavour was worthy of its own study&” 2. If women-only Domestic Violence Studies do not show men to be sufficiently violent, the results shall not be published. If results must be published, they shall be published only after circulation among other researchers whose concerns regarding the unexpected results must be published along with the unexpected data. Ah, well, what can one say? (“Putting Women First: Ethical and Safety Recommendations for Research on Domestic Violence Against Women”, World Health Organization – Gender and Women’s Health Department”)