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Gender Biases in Child Welfare

School of Social Work, Arizona State University, P.O. Box 871802, Tempe, AZ 85287-1802, risley.curtiss{at}asu.edu

Kristin Heffernan

Graduate School of Social Work, Boston College, McGuinn Hall, 140 Commonwealth Avenue, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467-3807, hefferkr{at}bc.edu

Gender biases are pervasive in child welfare research and practice. Although these biases have been addressed to some extent in the literature, there continues to be a lack of information on fathers and an overrepresentation of information on mothers, and thus the biases continue. This article explores how these biases are currently manifested in both research and practice and makes recommendations for changes in research, policy, and practice.

Key Words: child abuse • child welfare • gender bias

Affilia, Vol. 18, No. 4, 395-410 (2003)
DOI: 10.1177/0886109903257629


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