Presence, voice and reflexivity in feminist and creative research:

This chapter highlights what is understood by feminist research, emphasising that it is research informed by broader feminist principles via its topic, design, process, analysis, and researcher reflexivity. It discusses how mothers themselves assisted in shaping the research decisions, research tools, and the methodology, and explores the researcher/research relationship and its significance. It also presents that the research project sought to generate knowledge and understanding about parental imprisonment. The chapter explains why feminist research has proved challenging, even to the point of reaching a consensus that feminist research has a distinct and separate identity. It cites difficulties in differentiating between feminist research and good research.