The impact of family abuse on women and children in Zimbabwe

The paper examines the dynamics of family abuse from a structural feminist perspective to understanding the impact of family abuse on Zimbabwean women and children and presents implications for national social policy. Utilizing this comprehensive and integrative approach and applying a social constructivist perspective to empowering survivors of family abuse demonstrates how family abuse impairs the socioeconomic, physical and psychosocial wellbeing of survivors and sustainable social development. Additionally, the paper presents descriptive and practical micro, mezzo and macro empowerment strategies for safeguarding the needs and human rights of victims of family abuse, particularly women who chose to stay with perpetrators.