How Control Perpetuates Gender-Based Violence

By: Mikki Morrissette

Outlets: Minnesota Women's Press

Published: November 8, 2025

Words: 2,033

Last Updated: 2 months, 1 week ago

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Minnesota Women’s Press and Saint Cloud State University Women’s Center hosted a gathering of advocates who talked about aspects of gender-based violence in Minnesota’s diverse communities that are not given enough attention. The conversation detailed instruments of abuse — and silence — that often trap survivors in a continued cycle of pain.

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