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The original Power and Control Wheel was a project of the Duluth Model. Developed by a group of battered women in response to the violence they experienced at the hands of their male partners, the Wheel has since been used as an educational tool. In addition to this original wheel, various other wheels have been created to address power and control specific to other considerations.

The original Power and Control Wheel is comprised of an outer wheel linked to an inner circle by eight wedge-shaped pieces. Each wedge is labeled with a different aspect of physical or sexual violence put upon a woman by her abuser: intimidation; emotional abuse; isolation; minimizing, denying, and blaming; using children; economic abuse; male privilege; coercion and threats.

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PDF File: Original Power and Control Wheel (PDF)

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Additional Power and Control Wheels

For Deaf Women

For Women Who Use Caregivers

For Women Who Use Substances

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