2001
DOI: 10.1080/13552070127752
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Healing the psychological wounds of gender-related violence in Latin America: A model for gender-sensitive work in post-conflict contexts

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“…In both conflict‐affected and peaceful environments, violent masculinities and femininities are shaped by socially constructed and perpetuated norms related to the use of violence (EL Jack, ). With that said, it is important to highlight that the relationships and boundaries between men and women in the social spheres vary across societies (Leslie, ) and that in most cases, the roles and activities associated with the domestic realm (roles performed by women) are usually ascribed lower status which gives women less access to power in the public realms of society. Such gender boundaries can be illustrated under apartheid in South Africa where gender played a significant role in shaping the actions of individual men and women in resisting suppression and experiencing oppression.…”
Section: Gendered Traumamentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…In both conflict‐affected and peaceful environments, violent masculinities and femininities are shaped by socially constructed and perpetuated norms related to the use of violence (EL Jack, ). With that said, it is important to highlight that the relationships and boundaries between men and women in the social spheres vary across societies (Leslie, ) and that in most cases, the roles and activities associated with the domestic realm (roles performed by women) are usually ascribed lower status which gives women less access to power in the public realms of society. Such gender boundaries can be illustrated under apartheid in South Africa where gender played a significant role in shaping the actions of individual men and women in resisting suppression and experiencing oppression.…”
Section: Gendered Traumamentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Furthermore, men and women often die in differing ways and are tortured and abused in different ways during conflict which may be due to biological, psychological or social reasons (Rehn & Sirleaf, ). Leslie () indicates that gender‐related violence in political conflict, particularly sexual violence, is often intentionally designed to violate women's dignity and identity. Gendered violence (in the form of physical and sexual torture) employed to humiliate women is often executed through gang rape, body slashing, especially of nipples and breasts, different forms of beating, rape by trained dogs and penetration and decimation of women's genitalia by electric rods.…”
Section: Gendered Traumamentioning
confidence: 99%
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