Research
As a pioneer in the field Pizzey and Women's Aid obtained many insights into the previously mostly unexplored area of domestic violence. Pizzey highlighted the way in which victims were so badly treated by government, passing from one department to another.
After a year of operation, statistics on women staying at Chiswick Women's Aid helped to illustrate the complexities of the problem of domestic violence.
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