ABSTRACT
This chapter explores the role that marginalisation and disempowerment have on women and the role that this plays in the commission of violent acts by women. Pathways to violence are explored with a specific focus on the role of socio-economic factors, victimisation, previous trauma, and attachment processes. Self-harm as an internalised manifestation of violence in women is also examined. A randomised controlled trial (RCT) of an intervention to reduce suicidal ideation in imprisoned women is described in detail. The chapter concludes with an acknowledgement that many women face an intersectionality of multiple disadvantages. The chapter calls for continued efforts to address this disadvantage.
