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Women and the Abuse of Power. Emerald Interdisciplinary Connexions. Series Editor. Rob Fisher, Director of Progressive Connexions. Editorial Board. Ann-Marie Cook, Principal Policy and Legislation Officer, Queensland Depart-ment of Justice and Attorney General, Australia. Teresa Cutler-Broyles, Director of Programmes, Progressive Connexions.
- Women and the Abuse of Power | Emerald Insight
With themes ranging from the personal consideration of...
- Women and the Abuse of Power | Emerald Insight
- Recognize domestic violence. Domestic violence — also called intimate partner violence — occurs between people in an intimate relationship. Domestic violence can take many forms, including emotional, sexual and physical abuse and threats of abuse.
- Don't take the blame. You may not be ready to seek help because you believe you're at least partially to blame for the abuse in the relationship. Reasons may include
- Pregnancy, children and abuse. Sometimes domestic violence begins — or increases — during pregnancy, putting your health and the baby's health at risk. The danger continues after the baby is born.
- Break the cycle. If you're in an abusive situation, you might recognize this pattern: Your abuser threatens violence. Your abuser strikes. Your abuser apologizes, promises to change and offers gifts.
With themes ranging from the personal consideration of female bodies, to the supernatural hidden realm, to the public condemnation of women who fall foul of either the law or of a male-dominated world, this collection of interdisciplinary essays provides an in-depth look at the fate of women who ab... Read more. Table of contents. (16 chapters) (0)
- Overview
- Scope of The Problem
- Health Consequences
- Impact on Children
- Social and Economic Costs
- Prevention and Response
- Role of The Health Sector
- Who Response
The United Nations defines violence against women as "any act of gender-based violence that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual, or mental harm or suffering to women, including threats of such acts, coercion or arbitrary deprivation of liberty, whether occurring in public or in private life" (1). Intimate partner violencerefers ...
Population-level surveys based on reports from survivors provide the most accurate estimates of the prevalence of intimate partner violence and sexual violence. A 2018 analysis of prevalence data from 2000–2018 across 161 countries and areas, conducted by WHO on behalf of the UN Interagency working group on violence against women, found that worldw...
Intimate partner (physical, sexual and psychological) and sexual violence cause serious short- and long-term physical, mental, sexual and reproductive health problems for women. They also affect their children’s health and well-being. This violence leads to high social and economic costs for women, their families and societies. Such violence can: 1...
Children who grow up in families where there is violence may suffer a range of behavioural and emotional disturbances. These can also be associated with perpetrating or experiencing violence later...Intimate partner violence has also been associated with higher rates of infant and child mortality and morbidity (through, for example diarrhoeal disease or malnutrition and lower immunization rates).The social and economic costs of intimate partner and sexual violence are enormous and have ripple effects throughout society. Women may suffer isolation, inability to work, loss of wages, lack of participation in regular activities and limited ability to care for themselves and their children.
There is growing evidence on what works to prevent violence against women, based on well-designed evaluations. In 2019, WHO and UN Women with endorsement from 12 other UN and bilateral agencies published RESPECT women– a framework for preventing violence against women aimed at policy makers. Each letter of RESPECT stands for one of seven strategies...
While preventing and responding to violence against women requires a multi-sectoral approach, the health sector has an important role to play. The health sector can: 1. advocate to make violence against women unacceptable and for such violence to be addressed as a public health problem; 2. provide comprehensive services, sensitize and train health ...
At the World Health Assembly in May 2016, Member States endorsed a global plan of action on strengthening the role of the health systems in addressing interpersonal violence, in particular against women and girls and against children. 1. Global plan of action to strengthen the role of the health system within a national multisectoral response to ad...
Dec 13, 2017 · As revelations of sexual harassment break, women have been discussing the fallout and how to move forward. Here, women from across the working world take on this complicated conversation.
Dec 20, 1993 · For the purposes of this Declaration, the term "violence against women" means any act of gender-based violence that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual or psychological harm or suffering to women, including threats of such acts, coercion or arbitrary deprivation of liberty, whether occurring in public or in private life.
Nov 29, 2018 · Introduction. Harmful gender norms, views on the acceptability of violence against women, and power inequities in relationships have been explored as key drivers of male perpetration of intimate partner violence (IPV). Yet such antecedents have been inconsistently measured in the empirical literature.
