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SEXUAL ASSAULT AND CULTURAL NORMS Sexual Assault and Cultural Norms. Cultural norms such as male honor, masculinity, and men's sexual entitlement, all foster societal acceptance of sexual assault in many ways. " here the ideology of male superiority is strong—emphasizing dominance, physical strength and male honour—rape is more common." THEORIES OF SEXUAL ASSAULT These theories eventually coalesced into the current understanding of sexual assault—namely, that rape and other forms of sexual assault are acts of violence, not acts of sexual desire: Rape is an act of violence which uses sex as a weapon. Rape is motivated by aggression and by the desire to exert power and humiliate. SEXUAL ASSAULT AND THE MEDIA Sexual Assault and the Media. Although sexual assault is currently understood as an act of violence which reflects the unequal power between men and women, many theorists also emphasize cultural and social factors that contribute to a society that condones sexual assault and violence against women. For example, many argue thatsexual assault is
ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS IN THE UNITED NATIONS Enforcement mechanisms are usually categorized by the type of UN body that receives communications or carries out the monitoring process. There are four broad categories of enforcement mechanisms: (1) charter-based mechanisms, such as the UN Commission on the Status of Women; (2) convention or treaty-based mechanisms, such as the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination BIOLOGICAL THEORIES OF SEXUAL ASSAULT Biological Theories of Sexual Assault. The unfortunate prevalence of the "impulse" model has been fostered, in part, by the recent resurgence of more sophisticated biological theories of sexual assault. These theories assert that while there is no "gene" that causes men to rape, the existence of a predisposition to rape may be aconsequence of
VIOLENCE AGAINST THE GIRL CHILD Sexual Harassment is a violation of women's human rights and a prohibited form of violence against women. Sexual harassment causes incalculable economic, psychological and physical harm to its victims and serves to reinforce the subordination of women to men in the workplace. Sexual harassment against the girl child is prevalent bothin the
EFFECTS OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT Effects of Sexual Harassment. As the Commission of the European Union states, "sexual harassment pollutes the working environment and can have a devastating effect upon the health, confidence, morale and performance of those affected by it. The anxiety and stress produced by sexual harassment commonly leads to those subjected to it takingtime
PREVALENCE OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT Very roughly, the percentage of female employees who have received unwanted sexual proposal (experienced some forms of sexual harassment) can be estimated at between 40 and 50 percent. The verbal form of sexual harassment is the most common one. It is experienced by nearly two-thirds of female employees, but unsolicited physical contacts are HOME GENERAL INFORMATIONBEST PRACTICESLAW AND POLICYONGOING DEVELOPMENTS The Stop Violence Against Women website (STOPVAW), a project of The Advocates for Human Rights, is a forum for information, advocacy and change in the promotion of women's human rights around the world. Information. Advocacy. Change. Find research, reports, articles, facts and statistics on violence against women throughout the world. Get UN TREATIES ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN Violence against women is recognized in international law as a violation of human rights. This section will review the international treaties impacting violence against women. Since many of these treaties went into force, monitoring bodies have interpreted them to include specific obligations to protect women from domestic violenceand violence
SEXUAL ASSAULT AND CULTURAL NORMS Sexual Assault and Cultural Norms. Cultural norms such as male honor, masculinity, and men's sexual entitlement, all foster societal acceptance of sexual assault in many ways. " here the ideology of male superiority is strong—emphasizing dominance, physical strength and male honour—rape is more common." THEORIES OF SEXUAL ASSAULT These theories eventually coalesced into the current understanding of sexual assault—namely, that rape and other forms of sexual assault are acts of violence, not acts of sexual desire: Rape is an act of violence which uses sex as a weapon. Rape is motivated by aggression and by the desire to exert power and humiliate. SEXUAL ASSAULT AND THE MEDIA Sexual Assault and the Media. Although sexual assault is currently understood as an act of violence which reflects the unequal power between men and women, many theorists also emphasize cultural and social factors that contribute to a society that condones sexual assault and violence against women. For example, many argue thatsexual assault is
ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS IN THE UNITED NATIONS Enforcement mechanisms are usually categorized by the type of UN body that receives communications or carries out the monitoring process. There are four broad categories of enforcement mechanisms: (1) charter-based mechanisms, such as the UN Commission on the Status of Women; (2) convention or treaty-based mechanisms, such as the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination BIOLOGICAL THEORIES OF SEXUAL ASSAULT Biological Theories of Sexual Assault. The unfortunate prevalence of the "impulse" model has been fostered, in part, by the recent resurgence of more sophisticated biological theories of sexual assault. These theories assert that while there is no "gene" that causes men to rape, the existence of a predisposition to rape may be aconsequence of
VIOLENCE AGAINST THE GIRL CHILD Sexual Harassment is a violation of women's human rights and a prohibited form of violence against women. Sexual harassment causes incalculable economic, psychological and physical harm to its victims and serves to reinforce the subordination of women to men in the workplace. Sexual harassment against the girl child is prevalent bothin the
EFFECTS OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT Effects of Sexual Harassment. As the Commission of the European Union states, "sexual harassment pollutes the working environment and can have a devastating effect upon the health, confidence, morale and performance of those affected by it. The anxiety and stress produced by sexual harassment commonly leads to those subjected to it takingtime
PREVALENCE OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT Very roughly, the percentage of female employees who have received unwanted sexual proposal (experienced some forms of sexual harassment) can be estimated at between 40 and 50 percent. The verbal form of sexual harassment is the most common one. It is experienced by nearly two-thirds of female employees, but unsolicited physical contacts areTRAFFICKING ROUTES
Analyzing and tracking human trafficking flows or routes is a difficult task given the still hidden nature of the crime and because traffickers regularly shift routes to avoid detection. In its 2016 Global Trafficking report, the UNODC noted that, “the available data is insufficient to delineate trafficking routes.”.ADVOCACY TOOLS
Advocacy refers to a process, initiated by citizens or groups of citizens, such as non-governmental organizations (NGOs), to bring about change. Two broad types of advocacy can be distinguished: individual advocacy and systems change advocacy. Individual advocacy focuses on changing the situation for an individual and protecting herrights.
UN TREATIES ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE UN Treaties on Domestic Violence. Domestic violence is recognized in international law as a violation of human rights. Although early international treaties only provided protection against domestic violence implicitly, in the 1990’s domestic violence began to receive more explicit attention with the passage of the GeneralComment No. 19 by
VIOLENCE AGAINST THE GIRL CHILD Sexual Harassment is a violation of women's human rights and a prohibited form of violence against women. Sexual harassment causes incalculable economic, psychological and physical harm to its victims and serves to reinforce the subordination of women to men in the workplace. Sexual harassment against the girl child is prevalent bothin the
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND HOUSING Housing is an especially important concern for victims of domestic violence. To escape their abusers, women must be able to obtain alternative housing or to evict the abuser from the home. Victims of domestic violence face numerous economic obstacles to obtaining and keeping housing. Women who are financially dependent on their abusersand
PREVENTION OF TRAFFICKING IN WOMEN Prevention of trafficking in women requires examining the factors that contribute to the problem as well as providing education to potential victims. Both government and non-governmental programs should identify women who are at risk for trafficking and provide them with the tools necessary to find work abroad without putting themselves at risk.U.S. LAW - STOPVAW
In 1994, the U.S. government responded to the nationwide issue of domestic and sexual violence by enacting the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), designed to improve both victim services and arrest and prosecution of batterers. VAWA 1994 fostered community-coordinated responses to domestic violence and sexual assault (engaging the criminal justice system, social services, and NGOs), created LAWS IN THE UNITED STATES The anti-sexual assault revolution began in the United States during the 1970s. Reformers utilized multiple avenues of change, from building coalitions and creating new support structures for survivors to advocating for new laws and systems reform. The first rape crisis centers were established in the early 1970s by women who distrusted or WOMEN AND ARMED CONFLICT The majority of scholars agree that violence against women in armed conflict is the result of exacerbated gender inequalities that already exist in society. Many women and girls around the world experience unequal access to education, healthcare, political power, SEXUAL ASSAULT AND MALE DOMINANCE Sexual Assault and Male Dominance. last updated February 1, 2006. With the current understanding of sexual assault as an act of violence, theorists also came to understand sexual assault as a manifestation of and means for ensuring female subordination. " ape is a result of long-held traditions of male dominance. HOME GENERAL INFORMATIONBEST PRACTICESLAW AND POLICYONGOING DEVELOPMENTS The Stop Violence Against Women website (STOPVAW), a project of The Advocates for Human Rights, is a forum for information, advocacy and change in the promotion of women's human rights around the world. Information. Advocacy. Change. Find research, reports, articles, facts and statistics on violence against women throughout the world. Get SEXUAL ASSAULT AND CULTURAL NORMS Sexual Assault and Cultural Norms. Cultural norms such as male honor, masculinity, and men's sexual entitlement, all foster societal acceptance of sexual assault in many ways. " here the ideology of male superiority is strong—emphasizing dominance, physical strength and male honour—rape is more common." UN TREATIES ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN Violence against women is recognized in international law as a violation of human rights. This section will review the international treaties impacting violence against women. Since many of these treaties went into force, monitoring bodies have interpreted them to include specific obligations to protect women from domestic violenceand violence
BEST PRACTICES
Battered women's advocates around the world work to further women's human rights to be free from domestic violence in a variety of ways. Advocates work to provide necessary services to battered women, including referrals, legal advice, shelter, crisis centers, andhotlines.
THEORIES OF SEXUAL ASSAULT These theories eventually coalesced into the current understanding of sexual assault—namely, that rape and other forms of sexual assault are acts of violence, not acts of sexual desire: Rape is an act of violence which uses sex as a weapon. Rape is motivated by aggression and by the desire to exert power and humiliate. VIOLENCE AGAINST THE GIRL CHILD Sexual Harassment is a violation of women's human rights and a prohibited form of violence against women. Sexual harassment causes incalculable economic, psychological and physical harm to its victims and serves to reinforce the subordination of women to men in the workplace. Sexual harassment against the girl child is prevalent bothin the
SEXUAL ASSAULT AND THE MEDIA Sexual Assault and the Media. Although sexual assault is currently understood as an act of violence which reflects the unequal power between men and women, many theorists also emphasize cultural and social factors that contribute to a society that condones sexual assault and violence against women. For example, many argue thatsexual assault is
ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS IN THE UNITED NATIONS Enforcement mechanisms are usually categorized by the type of UN body that receives communications or carries out the monitoring process. There are four broad categories of enforcement mechanisms: (1) charter-based mechanisms, such as the UN Commission on the Status of Women; (2) convention or treaty-based mechanisms, such as the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination BIOLOGICAL THEORIES OF SEXUAL ASSAULT Biological Theories of Sexual Assault. The unfortunate prevalence of the "impulse" model has been fostered, in part, by the recent resurgence of more sophisticated biological theories of sexual assault. These theories assert that while there is no "gene" that causes men to rape, the existence of a predisposition to rape may be aconsequence of
PREVALENCE OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT Very roughly, the percentage of female employees who have received unwanted sexual proposal (experienced some forms of sexual harassment) can be estimated at between 40 and 50 percent. The verbal form of sexual harassment is the most common one. It is experienced by nearly two-thirds of female employees, but unsolicited physical contacts are HOME GENERAL INFORMATIONBEST PRACTICESLAW AND POLICYONGOING DEVELOPMENTS The Stop Violence Against Women website (STOPVAW), a project of The Advocates for Human Rights, is a forum for information, advocacy and change in the promotion of women's human rights around the world. Information. Advocacy. Change. Find research, reports, articles, facts and statistics on violence against women throughout the world. Get SEXUAL ASSAULT AND CULTURAL NORMS Sexual Assault and Cultural Norms. Cultural norms such as male honor, masculinity, and men's sexual entitlement, all foster societal acceptance of sexual assault in many ways. " here the ideology of male superiority is strong—emphasizing dominance, physical strength and male honour—rape is more common." UN TREATIES ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN Violence against women is recognized in international law as a violation of human rights. This section will review the international treaties impacting violence against women. Since many of these treaties went into force, monitoring bodies have interpreted them to include specific obligations to protect women from domestic violenceand violence
BEST PRACTICES
Battered women's advocates around the world work to further women's human rights to be free from domestic violence in a variety of ways. Advocates work to provide necessary services to battered women, including referrals, legal advice, shelter, crisis centers, andhotlines.
THEORIES OF SEXUAL ASSAULT These theories eventually coalesced into the current understanding of sexual assault—namely, that rape and other forms of sexual assault are acts of violence, not acts of sexual desire: Rape is an act of violence which uses sex as a weapon. Rape is motivated by aggression and by the desire to exert power and humiliate. VIOLENCE AGAINST THE GIRL CHILD Sexual Harassment is a violation of women's human rights and a prohibited form of violence against women. Sexual harassment causes incalculable economic, psychological and physical harm to its victims and serves to reinforce the subordination of women to men in the workplace. Sexual harassment against the girl child is prevalent bothin the
SEXUAL ASSAULT AND THE MEDIA Sexual Assault and the Media. Although sexual assault is currently understood as an act of violence which reflects the unequal power between men and women, many theorists also emphasize cultural and social factors that contribute to a society that condones sexual assault and violence against women. For example, many argue thatsexual assault is
ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS IN THE UNITED NATIONS Enforcement mechanisms are usually categorized by the type of UN body that receives communications or carries out the monitoring process. There are four broad categories of enforcement mechanisms: (1) charter-based mechanisms, such as the UN Commission on the Status of Women; (2) convention or treaty-based mechanisms, such as the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination BIOLOGICAL THEORIES OF SEXUAL ASSAULT Biological Theories of Sexual Assault. The unfortunate prevalence of the "impulse" model has been fostered, in part, by the recent resurgence of more sophisticated biological theories of sexual assault. These theories assert that while there is no "gene" that causes men to rape, the existence of a predisposition to rape may be aconsequence of
PREVALENCE OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT Very roughly, the percentage of female employees who have received unwanted sexual proposal (experienced some forms of sexual harassment) can be estimated at between 40 and 50 percent. The verbal form of sexual harassment is the most common one. It is experienced by nearly two-thirds of female employees, but unsolicited physical contacts areHOME
The Stop Violence Against Women website (STOPVAW), a project of The Advocates for Human Rights, is a forum for information, advocacy and change in the promotion of women's human rights around the world. Information. Advocacy. Change. Find research, reports, articles, facts and statistics on violence against women throughout the world. GetTRAFFICKING ROUTES
Analyzing and tracking human trafficking flows or routes is a difficult task given the still hidden nature of the crime and because traffickers regularly shift routes to avoid detection. In its 2016 Global Trafficking report, the UNODC noted that, “the available data is insufficient to delineate trafficking routes.”. UN TREATIES ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE UN Treaties on Domestic Violence. Domestic violence is recognized in international law as a violation of human rights. Although early international treaties only provided protection against domestic violence implicitly, in the 1990’s domestic violence began to receive more explicit attention with the passage of the GeneralComment No. 19 by
LEGAL CONSEQUENCES OF TRAFFICKING Legal Consequences and Solutions Updated September, 2020 . Human trafficking takes a toll on its survivors in many ways, including creating many legal repercussions. When individuals are not in control of many of the decisions about their lives, they can experience issues within legal systems that would never have occurred had the person notbeen trafficked.
EFFECTS OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT Effects of Sexual Harassment. As the Commission of the European Union states, "sexual harassment pollutes the working environment and can have a devastating effect upon the health, confidence, morale and performance of those affected by it. The anxiety and stress produced by sexual harassment commonly leads to those subjected to it takingtime
PREVALENCE OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE Statistics on the prevalence of the problem indicate that domestic violence is a worldwide epidemic. A 2013 report of the World Health Organization (WHO) entitled, “Global and Regional Estimates of Violence Against Women: Prevalence and Health Effects of Intimate Partner Violence and Non-Partner Sexual Violence,” found that intimate partner violence affects 30% of women worldwide and in SEXUAL ASSAULT AND VULNERABLE POPULATIONS Sexual Assault and Vulnerable Populations. In any of these forms of sexual assault, minority and marginalized women are often the most vulnerable—and generally also those who face the greatest obstacles to gaining protection and necessary services. Factors such as race, class, ethnicity and disability may make women particularly vulnerableto
SEXUAL ASSAULT AND MALE DOMINANCE Sexual Assault and Male Dominance. last updated February 1, 2006. With the current understanding of sexual assault as an act of violence, theorists also came to understand sexual assault as a manifestation of and means for ensuring female subordination. " ape is a result of long-held traditions of male dominance. LAWS IN THE UNITED STATES The anti-sexual assault revolution began in the United States during the 1970s. Reformers utilized multiple avenues of change, from building coalitions and creating new support structures for survivors to advocating for new laws and systems reform. The first rape crisis centers were established in the early 1970s by women who distrusted or RE-PRESENTING BATTERED WOMEN: COERCIVE CONTROL AND THE 1 Re-presenting Battered Women: Coercive Control and the Defense of Liberty * By Evan Stark , Ph.D, MSW Professor, Rutgers School of Public Affairs and Administration HOME GENERAL INFORMATIONBEST PRACTICESLAW AND POLICYONGOING DEVELOPMENTS The Stop Violence Against Women website (STOPVAW), a project of The Advocates for Human Rights, is a forum for information, advocacy and change in the promotion of women's human rights around the world. Information. Advocacy. Change. Find research, reports, articles, facts and statistics on violence against women throughout the world. Get SEXUAL ASSAULT AND CULTURAL NORMS Sexual Assault and Cultural Norms. Cultural norms such as male honor, masculinity, and men's sexual entitlement, all foster societal acceptance of sexual assault in many ways. " here the ideology of male superiority is strong—emphasizing dominance, physical strength and male honour—rape is more common." THEORIES OF SEXUAL ASSAULT These theories eventually coalesced into the current understanding of sexual assault—namely, that rape and other forms of sexual assault are acts of violence, not acts of sexual desire: Rape is an act of violence which uses sex as a weapon. Rape is motivated by aggression and by the desire to exert power and humiliate. UN TREATIES ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN Violence against women is recognized in international law as a violation of human rights. This section will review the international treaties impacting violence against women. Since many of these treaties went into force, monitoring bodies have interpreted them to include specific obligations to protect women from domestic violenceand violence
LEGAL CONSEQUENCES OF TRAFFICKING Legal Consequences and Solutions Updated September, 2020 . Human trafficking takes a toll on its survivors in many ways, including creating many legal repercussions. When individuals are not in control of many of the decisions about their lives, they can experience issues within legal systems that would never have occurred had the person notbeen trafficked.
SEXUAL ASSAULT AND THE MEDIA Sexual Assault and the Media. Although sexual assault is currently understood as an act of violence which reflects the unequal power between men and women, many theorists also emphasize cultural and social factors that contribute to a society that condones sexual assault and violence against women. For example, many argue thatsexual assault is
EFFECTS OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT Effects of Sexual Harassment. As the Commission of the European Union states, "sexual harassment pollutes the working environment and can have a devastating effect upon the health, confidence, morale and performance of those affected by it. The anxiety and stress produced by sexual harassment commonly leads to those subjected to it takingtime
VIOLENCE AGAINST THE GIRL CHILD Sexual Harassment is a violation of women's human rights and a prohibited form of violence against women. Sexual harassment causes incalculable economic, psychological and physical harm to its victims and serves to reinforce the subordination of women to men in the workplace. Sexual harassment against the girl child is prevalent bothin the
PREVALENCE OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT Very roughly, the percentage of female employees who have received unwanted sexual proposal (experienced some forms of sexual harassment) can be estimated at between 40 and 50 percent. The verbal form of sexual harassment is the most common one. It is experienced by nearly two-thirds of female employees, but unsolicited physical contacts are HEALTH CONSEQUENCES OF TRAFFICKING The Response of Health Care Professionals. The health care sector can be instrumental in the prevention and detection of, and response to, human trafficking. The Palermo protocol suggests, but does not mandate, that state parties consider implementing measures to provide for the health care and psychological needs of trafficking survivors. Research indicates that many trafficked persons will HOME GENERAL INFORMATIONBEST PRACTICESLAW AND POLICYONGOING DEVELOPMENTS The Stop Violence Against Women website (STOPVAW), a project of The Advocates for Human Rights, is a forum for information, advocacy and change in the promotion of women's human rights around the world. Information. Advocacy. Change. Find research, reports, articles, facts and statistics on violence against women throughout the world. Get SEXUAL ASSAULT AND CULTURAL NORMS Sexual Assault and Cultural Norms. Cultural norms such as male honor, masculinity, and men's sexual entitlement, all foster societal acceptance of sexual assault in many ways. " here the ideology of male superiority is strong—emphasizing dominance, physical strength and male honour—rape is more common." THEORIES OF SEXUAL ASSAULT These theories eventually coalesced into the current understanding of sexual assault—namely, that rape and other forms of sexual assault are acts of violence, not acts of sexual desire: Rape is an act of violence which uses sex as a weapon. Rape is motivated by aggression and by the desire to exert power and humiliate. UN TREATIES ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN Violence against women is recognized in international law as a violation of human rights. This section will review the international treaties impacting violence against women. Since many of these treaties went into force, monitoring bodies have interpreted them to include specific obligations to protect women from domestic violenceand violence
LEGAL CONSEQUENCES OF TRAFFICKING Legal Consequences and Solutions Updated September, 2020 . Human trafficking takes a toll on its survivors in many ways, including creating many legal repercussions. When individuals are not in control of many of the decisions about their lives, they can experience issues within legal systems that would never have occurred had the person notbeen trafficked.
SEXUAL ASSAULT AND THE MEDIA Sexual Assault and the Media. Although sexual assault is currently understood as an act of violence which reflects the unequal power between men and women, many theorists also emphasize cultural and social factors that contribute to a society that condones sexual assault and violence against women. For example, many argue thatsexual assault is
EFFECTS OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT Effects of Sexual Harassment. As the Commission of the European Union states, "sexual harassment pollutes the working environment and can have a devastating effect upon the health, confidence, morale and performance of those affected by it. The anxiety and stress produced by sexual harassment commonly leads to those subjected to it takingtime
VIOLENCE AGAINST THE GIRL CHILD Sexual Harassment is a violation of women's human rights and a prohibited form of violence against women. Sexual harassment causes incalculable economic, psychological and physical harm to its victims and serves to reinforce the subordination of women to men in the workplace. Sexual harassment against the girl child is prevalent bothin the
PREVALENCE OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT Very roughly, the percentage of female employees who have received unwanted sexual proposal (experienced some forms of sexual harassment) can be estimated at between 40 and 50 percent. The verbal form of sexual harassment is the most common one. It is experienced by nearly two-thirds of female employees, but unsolicited physical contacts are HEALTH CONSEQUENCES OF TRAFFICKING The Response of Health Care Professionals. The health care sector can be instrumental in the prevention and detection of, and response to, human trafficking. The Palermo protocol suggests, but does not mandate, that state parties consider implementing measures to provide for the health care and psychological needs of trafficking survivors. Research indicates that many trafficked persons will SHELTERS AND SAFEHOUSES The Shelter and Safehouse Movements. The shelter and safehouse movement in the United States began in the early 1970s. Two of the earliest shelters were Women's Advocates in Minnesota and Transition House in Boston. Women who were concerned about domestic violence or were themselves victims of domestic violence came together and decidedthat
VIOLENCE AGAINST THE GIRL CHILD Sexual Harassment is a violation of women's human rights and a prohibited form of violence against women. Sexual harassment causes incalculable economic, psychological and physical harm to its victims and serves to reinforce the subordination of women to men in the workplace. Sexual harassment against the girl child is prevalent bothin the
UN TREATIES ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE UN Treaties on Domestic Violence. Domestic violence is recognized in international law as a violation of human rights. Although early international treaties only provided protection against domestic violence implicitly, in the 1990’s domestic violence began to receive more explicit attention with the passage of the GeneralComment No. 19 by
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND HOUSING Housing is an especially important concern for victims of domestic violence. To escape their abusers, women must be able to obtain alternative housing or to evict the abuser from the home. Victims of domestic violence face numerous economic obstacles to obtaining and keeping housing. Women who are financially dependent on their abusersand
HEALTH CONSEQUENCES OF TRAFFICKING The Response of Health Care Professionals. The health care sector can be instrumental in the prevention and detection of, and response to, human trafficking. The Palermo protocol suggests, but does not mandate, that state parties consider implementing measures to provide for the health care and psychological needs of trafficking survivors. Research indicates that many trafficked persons will PREVALENCE OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE Statistics on the prevalence of the problem indicate that domestic violence is a worldwide epidemic. A 2013 report of the World Health Organization (WHO) entitled, “Global and Regional Estimates of Violence Against Women: Prevalence and Health Effects of Intimate Partner Violence and Non-Partner Sexual Violence,” found that intimate partner violence affects 30% of women worldwide and in BIOLOGICAL THEORIES OF SEXUAL ASSAULT Biological Theories of Sexual Assault. The unfortunate prevalence of the "impulse" model has been fostered, in part, by the recent resurgence of more sophisticated biological theories of sexual assault. These theories assert that while there is no "gene" that causes men to rape, the existence of a predisposition to rape may be aconsequence of
WOMEN AND ARMED CONFLICT The majority of scholars agree that violence against women in armed conflict is the result of exacerbated gender inequalities that already exist in society. Many women and girls around the world experience unequal access to education, healthcare, political power, LAWS IN THE UNITED STATES The anti-sexual assault revolution began in the United States during the 1970s. Reformers utilized multiple avenues of change, from building coalitions and creating new support structures for survivors to advocating for new laws and systems reform. The first rape crisis centers were established in the early 1970s by women who distrusted or DEFINING DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN AND WIDOWS Laws addressing the maltreatment of widows should state that a child may not be separated from the mother/widow against her will upon the death of the husband/father. Discrimination against women in land and property rights. Legislation should guarantee women equal rights to conclude contracts and to administer property.Domestic Violence
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