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Prevalence of and factors associated with non-partner rape perpetration: findings from the UN Multi-country Cross-sectional Study on Men and Violence in Asia and the Pacific

open access: yesThe Lancet Global Health, 2013
Background: Rape perpetration is under-researched. In this study, we aimed to describe the prevalence of, and factors associated with, male perpetration of rape of non-partner women and of men, and the reasons for rape, from nine sites in Asia and the ...
Prof. Rachel Jewkes, MBBS MD   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Attitudes of professionals in Serbia on gender equality and gender-based violence: The research results [PDF]

open access: yesTemida, 2020
In 2019 the Victimology Society of Serbia conducted the survey aimed at assessing the attitudes of professionals who work in state institutions, independent state agencies and civil society organizations in Serbia about gender equality and ...
Ćopić Sanja, Šaćiri Bejan
doaj   +1 more source

Lifetime Experience of Gender Based Violence among Female Health Science Students

open access: yesJournal of Nepal Health Research Council, 2022
Background: Gender based violence is a common public health problem across all parts of the world with women and girls being common victims. Despite the equal risk of unmarried women to experience gender based violence, there is dearth of studies done ...
Mukta Singh Bhandari, Jagdish Chataut
doaj   +1 more source

A quest for a phenomenological perspective in the fight against gender-based violence in Zimbabwean tertiary institutions: A replica of Tamar and Amnon saga.

open access: yesThe Dyke, 2023
Violence against women and men is considered a grave violation of human rights. Gender-based violence can occur anywhere around the world regardless of age, race, religion, and even academic qualification.
Lucky Chamboko
doaj   +1 more source

Prevalence and Patterns of Gender Violence: Major Variables in the Exposure to HIV/AIDS among Women in Nigeria [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
This study was carried out among 183 women in Ilorin metropolis, Nigeria. The study was designed to examine prevalence and patterns of gender violence and its relationship with sexually transmitted infections, including HIV/AIDS among women.
Adekeye, Olujide A
core   +1 more source

Gender-Based Violence

open access: yes, 2021
Gender and violence intersected in ancient Egypt in many ways. In general, the ancient Egyptian gender system privileged men and the masculine. Exceptions to this were status dependent. Gendered patterns of violence are evident in cases of mistreatment of women through beating and rape. War-related royal texts used gendered language to frame enemies as
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Access to Justice For Women: India's Response to Sexual Violence in Conflict and Social Upheaval [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
A 2014 report by the Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women on gender-based crimes describes the female experience in India as consisting of a "continuum of violence...from the 'womb to the tomb.'" According to Indian government data, a woman is ...
Angana P. Chatterji   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Gender, violence and Brexit [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
How will the UK exit from the EU affect gender-based violence against women? Four issues are addressed to answer this question. First, the importance of theorising the interconnections with a gender regime, including between gendered economic inequality ...
Walby, S.
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Representative bureaucracy: does female police leadership affect gender-based violence arrests? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Representative bureaucracy theory postulates that passive representation leads to active representation of minority groups. This article investigates the passive representation of female police officers at leadership levels and the active representation ...
Baltagi BH   +13 more
core   +4 more sources

Evaluating the communities care program: best practice for rigorous research to evaluate gender based violence prevention and response programs in humanitarian settings

open access: yesConflict and Health, 2018
Background Gender-based violence (GBV) is a significant issue for women and girls in humanitarian settings. Innovative primary prevention programs are being developed and implemented with existing response programs to change harmful social norms that ...
N. Glass   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

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