Pizzey asserted that in many, but not all cases, domestic violence was reciprocal, with both partners abusing each other in roughly equal measure. However, she was soon demonised by the findings she reported on, after the establishment of her refuge. As a result of her pioneering work, the entire United Kingdom came to appreciate the significance of the problem, all while she was still being prosecuted for her good deeds by her local law enforcement. When Erin Pizzey started the modern Feminist movement against domestic violence, she was highly acclaimed for being the first person to identify and recognise the seriousness of these dangerous situations and actually do something practical about them. The police force at the time were against what she was doing and you'd think that she would still be acclaimed today as a hero for all womankind, however, but, sadly, she is actually the subject of regular death threats, mainly from many Feminist groups! This message really hits home, during an interview with Erin Pizzey, who once became internationally famous for starting up the first ever domestic violence shelter in the modern world, known as Chiswick Women's Aid in the year 1971, which is an organisation, known today as Refuge.Įrin's shelter was the first in the world, which was solely focused on removing victims of domestic abuse from their abusers, in an attempt to break the cycle and even went on to open additional shelters, despite being labelled as trouble by the local police force. This absolutely groundbreaking documentary honestly shows how both men and women are at a disadvantage in the world and when you really look at the big picture, no gender is really above the other.
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