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Understanding Rurality and Gender-based Violence

2023
Gender-based violence (GBV) has profound effects on victims in rural areas due to culturally constructed gender roles, the density of acquaintanceship, the stigma of abuse and poverty, a lack of access to housing and services, and other challenges.
Ziwei Qi, April N. Terry, Tamara J. Lynn
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Gender-Based Violence

TVZ, 2017
Ongeveer 1 op de 3 vrouwen wereldwijd krijgt in haar leven te maken met fysiek of seksueel geweld (WHO & LSHTM, 2010; Devries, 2013). We spreken van gender-based violence omdat dit geweld ongelijkmatig is verdeeld over de seksen: het treft vooral vrouwen en meisjes, waarbij er (bijna) altijd sprake is van ...
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Gender-based violence

The Lancet, 2005
On Nov 14 2004 the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) announced grant awards to 17 groups in developing countries for projects to address gender-based violence in conflict and postconflict situations. Totalling US $900000 the grants will fund projects that include: a training programme for community leaders in the Democratic Republic of
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Gender-Based Violence

2007
Introduction 1: Tackling violence against women: a worldwide approach Ceri Hayes 2: Gender-based violence and property grabbing in Africa: a denial of women's liberty and security Kaori Izumi 3: No more killings! Women respond to femicides in Central America Marina Prieto-Carron, Marilyn Thomson, and Mandy Macdonald 4: Sexual violence during firewood ...
Geraldine Terry, Joanna Hoare
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Violence against women and gender-based violence

2021
This chapter discusses how the European Parlimant (EP), in particular the Women’s Rights and Gender Equality committee, played a core role in placing violence against women (VAW) on the European Union (EU) agenda. VAW became one of the core feminist concerns in many European countries in the 1970s and women’s movements started to push for the ...
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Gender-based violence

Emergency Nurse, 2011
Researchers in Australia have studied the mental health associations of intimate partner violence, rape, other forms of sexual assault, and stalking in which women are victims.
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A global overview of gender‐based violence

International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, 2002
AbstractThis paper provides an overview of the extent and nature of gender‐based violence and its health consequences, particularly on sexual and reproductive health.
Lori Heise, M. Gottmoeller, Mary Ellsberg   +2 more
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International Students and Gender-Based Violence

Violence Against Women, 2015
Headlines such as “Man Jailed for Train Station Attack on Indian Student,” “Fatal Stabbing Hits Indian Student Hopes,” and “Indian Student Bashings on the Rise in Sydney” highlight violent crimes against male international students by strangers in public spaces.
Judith McCulloch, Helen Forbes-Mewett
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Stalking as a gender-based violence

2018
Reviewing the current stalking literature, this chapter focuses on stalking and how it is experienced by men and women. It is important to stress that taking a gendered approach to defining stalking does not mean that men cannot be acknowledged as victims of stalking.
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Gender-based violence in food systems

Nature Food, 2023
Gender-based violence (GBV) is an important and pervasive global health and human rights issue whereby prevalence rates have remained unchanged for a decade. However, the relationship between GBV and food systems - the complex networks of people and activities involved in food, from production to consumption - lacks recognition in food systems research
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