Violence against Women

Fried, Susana T.

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“…Focus within Bangladesh specifically has ranged from the empowerment of women in the household (Hussain 1999; to the development of legislation directly addressing domestic violence Shahidullah and Derby 2009). Since the 1980s, women's organizations have worked to facilitate the discussion surrounding gender-based violence, empower women within the home, and develop legislation that would offer abused women an avenue for relief (Fried 2003;Guhathakurta 2004;Islam and Ward 2005). However, attempts to increase women's empowerment and autonomy within Bangladesh have not been a smooth process (Haque et al 2011;Kabeer 2005;Mostofa and Haque 2009).…”

Section: Spousal Abuse In Bangladeshmentioning

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Using an Ecological Framework to Understand Men’s Reasons for Spousal Abuse: An Investigation of the Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey 2007

Akhter

Wilson

2015

J Fam Viol

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This article applies an ecological model to explore men's reasons for spousal abuse in Bangladesh. Data from the Demographic and Health Survey 2007 indicate that multiple factors perpetuate spousal abuse: the individual-level factors of low education and wealth, a micro-level factor of women making decisions regarding household purchases, an exo-level factor relating to the wives' failure to seek legal support, and a macro-level factor reflecting cultural support for using violence to control wives. However, an ecological model reflecting all four levels of measurement (individual, micro, exo, and macro) explains the greatest amount of variance in spousal abuse. Policy implications include changing the support for spousal abuse at the cultural level, while addressing men's controlling attitudes towards women within the household.Violence against women at the hands of their male intimate partners, while ubiquitous cross-culturally, varies greatly in rate. The World Health Organization's (WHO) Multi-country Study on Women's Health and Domestic Violence against Women reports rates across ten countries ranging from the extremes of 15 to 71 % of women reporting physical or sexual abuse by their intimate partner (2005a). While variable, these numbers are generally accepted as reflecting a serious social justice issue, especially within developing countries.Limited attention has been given to addressing the pervasive problem of intimate partner violence in South Asian countries where Brigid cultures and patriarchal attitudes which devalue the role of women, result in the wide spread occurrence of violence against women^(Niaz 2003, p. 173). One such country reporting some of the highest rates of intimate partner violence is Bangladesh. WHO data reveal that between 53 and 62 % of ever-married Bangladeshi women experience physical or sexual abuse by their male partner (WHO 2005b). The current study uses the Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey (BDHS) 2007 to examine men's reasons for spousal abuse by utilizing an embedded ecological approach. Additionally, policies and programs that may assist this country and its victims are proposed. Spousal Abuse in BangladeshSince the mid-1980s, gender-based violence within Bangladesh has been revealed through various media outlets (Guhathakurta 2004). A 2011 study by Rahman, Hoque, and Makinoda of 4,181 female participants in the BDHS 2007 found one in four (24 %) married Bangladeshi women were victims of physical and/or sexual violence in the preceding 12 months, with this number increasing to one in three (35 %) for girls aged 15-19 years of age. Of those women experiencing intimate partner violence, 10.5 % reported sexual abuse only, while 19.4 % reported physical abuse only. Utilizing a sample size of only 11 women, Akter and Begum (2012) state that 10 (91 %) reported being a victim of physical and verbal abuse as a causal factor for their divorce. Bangladeshi women are Btargets of the worst kind of oppressive behavior and a never ending trauma that begins at birth and stops ...

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Section: Spousal Abuse In Bangladeshmentioning

confidence: 99%

Using an Ecological Framework to Understand Men’s Reasons for Spousal Abuse: An Investigation of the Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey 2007

Akhter

Wilson

2015

J Fam Viol

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“…Manifested in multiple, interrelated and recurring forms (Kelly 1987;1994;Hanmer et al 1999) and experienced in public and private settings, such violence cuts across divisions of ethnicity, class, religion, age, sexuality, culture and geographic region (Fried 2003). Only a small proportion of the violence that affects the lives of women are reported, but it is estimated that 3 million women across the UK experience rape and sexual assault, domestic violence, sexual harassment, forced marriage, trafficking, or other forms of violence each year (Fawcett Society 2009).…”

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“…There is widespread international recognition that women experience gender-specific forms of violence, stemming from an interaction of interpersonal, institutional, and structural factors underpinned by institutionalised power relations between women and men, and that such violence is both a cause and a consequence of gender inequalities (European Commission 2010). Framing violence as gender-based, that is, violence directed against a woman because she is a woman, or which affects women disproportionately, highlights the need to situate it within the context of women's (and girl's) status in society, taking into account norms, social structures and gender roles, which greatly influence vulnerability to violence (see, for example, Kelly 1987;Fried 2003). Integrating a gender equality perspective into efforts to recognize, prevent and respond to such violence therefore means addressing its causes, and understanding its far reaching effects (WHO 2004;European Commission 2010).…”

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High hopes? The gender equality duty and its impact on responses to gender-based violence

Burman

Johnstone

2015

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From 2007 until 2011, legislation in the form of the Gender Equality Duty (GED) required public bodies in Britain to take gender equality into consideration in all their policies and services. This article traces the development and implementation of the GED in Scotland, following a period of constitutional reform. It outlines its scope and focuses on its perceived potential as a policy tool for driving practical and cultural change in the way public bodies, particularly those responsible for the delivery of criminal justice, respond to gender-based violence. In so doing, it highlights the distinctive approach taken to gender-based violence in Scotland, and argues that despite some evidence of mainstreaming, the real potential for change afforded by the (short-lived) GED was never fully realised.

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“…Some of these methods include resistance, as the act of creating awareness and a safe, non-stigmatized space for (particularly) women and children as well as men, to organize collectively and gain strength and comfort from within, in order to go forward with their own truth-telling and realized justice (Jeffries 2007;Fried 2003;Rapone and Simpson 1996). Education from below, and above, is key to stopping GBV, especially with consideration to the upper echelons of the judicial system and their (lack of) understanding and utilizing the latest Femicide Law when conducting and presiding over investigations related to gender-based violence/femicide GHRC/USA 2009;Peccerelli 2008).…”

Section: Centro De Analisis Forense Y Ciencias Aplicadas (The Center mentioning

confidence: 99%

Exhuming Guatemala's gender-based violence: Justice, truth-telling, and rebuilding in a post-conflict society.

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Violence against Women

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Using an Ecological Framework to Understand Men’s Reasons for Spousal Abuse: An Investigation of the Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey 2007

Using an Ecological Framework to Understand Men’s Reasons for Spousal Abuse: An Investigation of the Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey 2007

High hopes? The gender equality duty and its impact on responses to gender-based violence

Exhuming Guatemala's gender-based violence: Justice, truth-telling, and rebuilding in a post-conflict society.

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