Acid Violence And Medical Care In Bangladesh

Anwary, Afroza

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“…When women do enter these spaces, they are tolerated only within very strict limits of movement, action, and dress and "transgressions" are often met with harsh retribution in the form of sexual and physical assaults. Anwary (2003) for instance discusses how the increase in acid violence against women in Bangladesh since the late 1980s may partly be a result of a reassertion of patriarchy in the face of perceived threats of female employment and independence. Similarly, it has been suggested that the postrevolution spate of sexual attacks on women in Egypt may be the result of a large-scale campaign from Egypt's security forces to undermine the political opposition.…”

Section: Strategies For Self-protectionmentioning

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Street Harassment

Dhillon

Bakaya

2014

Sage Open

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This study attempted to understand street harassment as experienced by young women in Delhi. Interviews were conducted with 20 women between the ages of 18 and 30 years to understand the nature of harassment they faced, its perceived consequences, their ways of coping with it, and the changes they felt were needed for them to feel safer. Findings revealed that harassment occurred most often in crowded spots and in broad daylight. High levels of harassment were attributed to factors like prevalent attitudes toward women and weak implementation of laws. Participants saw their lives as being restricted in several ways by the harassment. The police was seen as apathetic, and women took on themselves the responsibility for staying safe. Sometimes, women chose to defend themselves by moving away from harassers rather than confronting them due to fear of escalation. However, several participants felt that staying quiet allowed the perpetuation of harassment. The major change that women sought was more effective police functioning.

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Section: Strategies For Self-protectionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Street Harassment

Dhillon

Bakaya

2014

Sage Open

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“…Another major social problem is acid attacks on women, mainly due to refusal of marriage proposal and failure to give dowry to the husband. These attacks are increasing at alarming rates as government has failed to prosecute the attackers (Anwary, 2003). Drug addiction is gradually being increased (UNDCP 1997).…”

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Essence of, Approaches to and Transformation Process in Higher Education for Sustainable Development: A Critical Review

Sobhani

Amran

2015

IIUC Studies

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“…The expectation that women veil themselves in public has become more widespread in urban areas with the development of the garment sector and increasing numbers of women engaged in paid employment (Nazneen, 1996). Urban women realize more mobility through external employment (Amin & Pebley, 1994;Anwary, 2003). Women engaged in formal work outside the home are more likely to feel comfortable traveling unaccompanied to other public places such as a health clinic, market, or to visit their own families (Kabeer et al, 2011).…”

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An Assessment of the Prevalence, Perceived Significance, and Response to Dowry Solicitation and Domestic Violence in Bangladesh

Young

Hassan

2016

J Interpers Violence

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The current study focuses on the prevalence of two pervasive gender-related crimes in Bangladesh: dowry solicitation and domestic violence. We assess victim perceptions of how these two crimes rank in significance compared with other types of crimes experienced and the actions victim households took in response. Our research builds on prior qualitative studies by making use of nation-wide household survey data, collected by the World Bank, to examine dowry and domestic violence in the context of all legal conflicts experienced by households in every administrative region of the country. The analyses show that both dowry solicitation and domestic violence rank in the top five most common crimes, including violent and non-violent crimes. Women report more experiences of dowry solicitation and domestic violence, with urban females most frequently disclosing both. Among the households that experienced multiple types of violent and non-violent crimes, 55.9% of dowry and 70.8% of domestic violence victims reported another crime ranked higher in significance. Of the households that considered these two crimes the most serious they experienced, 56.1% of dowry and 32.5% of domestic violence households took no action at all in response. Among the households that took action, most eschewed both police and state judicial institutions. Choosing to act alone or with the help of family members was the most frequent response. The findings illustrate the need for governance reforms in Bangladesh and may inform state and non-state improvement initiatives.

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Acid Violence And Medical Care In Bangladesh

Cited by 26 publications

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Street Harassment

Street Harassment

Essence of, Approaches to and Transformation Process in Higher Education for Sustainable Development: A Critical Review

An Assessment of the Prevalence, Perceived Significance, and Response to Dowry Solicitation and Domestic Violence in Bangladesh

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