“Working in the field of what is now called “intimate partner violence,” Lysova’s initial hope was to encourage better support for female victims of domestic violence in Russia, which is far behind most Western countries in offering services and shelters.
But Lysova soon discovered many Russian men were also on the receiving end of a wide range of violence and abuse, often linked to alcohol. Her work eventually attracted a Fulbright Scholarship, which took her to New York University, followed by the University of Toronto and the past four years at SFU”.
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