Engaging Men and Boys in Preventing Gender-based Violence

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard M. Tolman ◽  
Tova B. Walsh ◽  
Bethsaida Nieves
Keyword(s):  
Violence Prevention ◽  
Restorative Justice ◽  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Gender Based Violence ◽  
Online Programs ◽  
Engaging Men ◽  
The World ◽  
Individual Family ◽  
Gender Based ◽  
The Individual

This chapter focuses on efforts to engage men and boys in preventing gender-based violence (GBV). We examine violence prevention efforts at the individual, family, community, and global levels. We highlight a range of innovative approaches from around the world, including restorative justice practices, online programs, culturally focused counseling, working with fathers and their children to recognize and prevent intergenerational violence, enhancing men’s capacity to support their pregnant partners, and involving men as allies in the effort to prevent violence against women.

scholarly journals THE SOLVING OF PREVENTION AND OPPOSITION PROBLEM OF GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE IN UKRAINE IN THE CONTEXT OF SOCIAL WORK

2021 ◽  
pp. 12-24
Author(s):  
Olha Hurenko ◽  
Nataliia Matseiko
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Violence Prevention ◽  
Armed Conflict ◽  
Gender Role Attitudes ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Gender Based Violence ◽  
Gender Based ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Gender System ◽  
Egalitarian Attitudes

The concept of «gender-based violence» essence, which recognized as an extreme manifestation of the individual rights and freedoms violation and as reproduction mechanism of society gender system, which based on uneven powerful relationships between women and men in the society and characterized by the egalitarian attitudes absence has been revealed in the article. Manifestation features of the phenomena and their varieties have been outlined. The fundamental difference between the concepts «gender-based violence», «domestic violence» has been defined. The Ukraine state social politics of gender-based violence prevention and opposition based on international and national legal framework has been analyzed. The current information about trends of this negative phenomenon spread within the country, including considering the consequences of the armed conflict in Eastern Ukraine has been listed.  Problems and prospects of the struggle with gender-based violence in Ukraine in the context of social work have been defined. And priority among which are improvement of reaction measures at the stages of violence facts detection and further support to the victim or the offender; setting-up systematic correctional work with perpetrators of violence or with perpetrators belonging to a risk group for its commission, the interdepartmental interaction of subjects of prevention and opposition this phenomenon; activating the system of preventive influences to the younger generation's consciousness and society in general to the direction of tolerance, mutual respect, opposit to gender role attitudes and stereotypes.

scholarly journals An analysis on paradoxical gender equality+ policies and the violence in Brazil

2020 ◽  
pp. 291-308
Author(s):  
Renan de Souza
Keyword(s):  
Gender Equality ◽  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Cutting Edge ◽  
The Other ◽  
Gender Based Violence ◽  
Far Right ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
The World ◽  
Gender Based ◽  
Made In

Brazil records alarming rates of epidemic violence against women and LGBTQ+. According to statistics, the country ranks as the fifth most violent for women and the deadliest in the world for homosexuals. On the other hand, progressive policies to support both groups have been implemented by different public administrations in the last decades generating remarkable milestones. Despite being considered as cutting-edge, those actions have not necessarily translated into a reduction of violence. One explanation for these paradoxes between progressive policies to protect women, LGBTQ+ and the frequent violence against these groups, might be found in historical, cultural, and religious roots. This article highlights that, notwithstanding that some progress was made in Brazil, the rise of conservative and far-right groups may undermine all the advancement reached in the last decades, which could lead to the aggravation of the gender-based violence in the country

Parallel and Related Trends

2020 ◽  
pp. 24-35
Author(s):  
Mona Lena Krook
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Harassment ◽  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Political Institutions ◽  
Women In Politics ◽  
Gender Based Violence ◽  
The World ◽  
Global North ◽  
Gender Based ◽  
Work Done ◽  
Politically Active

Inductive development of the concept of violence against women in politics largely proceeded from an activist and practitioner space focused on the global South. Chapter 3 identifies incidents of political sexism and misogyny in other regions that helped propel recognition of violence against women in politics as a global phenomenon. It summarizes debates involving politically active women in other regions—including the global North—showing that this problem affects women across a range of different countries. One of these was the #MeToo movement that swept around the world in late 2017, which drew attention to sexual harassment within political institutions and highlighted that gender-based violence was not restricted to election-related events. The chapter goes on to show that these episodes have largely been folded into the work done by practitioners in the violence against women in politics field, helping to strengthen its recognition as a universal phenomenon.

scholarly journals Male violence or patriarchal violence? Global Trends in Men and Violence

2016 ◽  
pp. 316-330
Author(s):  
Gary Barker
Keyword(s):  
Violence Prevention ◽  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Analytical Framework ◽  
Gender Based Violence ◽  
Male Violence ◽  
Global Trends ◽  
Multiple Power ◽  
Gender Based ◽  
Socially Excluded

Abstract Policies and research have focused recently on men's use of violence against women, and the terms "gender-based violence" or "domestic violence" have often been used rather than "patriarchal violence." This article argues that instead of talking about "male violence," or gender-based violence, a more useful analytical framework is "patriarchal violence." Applying this lens examines how violence is based in complex power relations - with low-income men and men in specific groups, such as indigenous men or men of socially excluded ethnic groups, experiencing it more at the hands of more powerful men. The article argues for moving beyond a simplistic repressive model of violence prevention that often ignores structural inequalities, to one that understands intersectionalities and multiple power dimensions while also taking into account power dimensions of men's violence against women.

The Covid-19 pandemic and the struggle to tackle gender-based violence

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (6) ◽  
pp. 391-399
Author(s):  
Meltem Ince Yenilmez
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Gender Stereotypes ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Gender Based Violence ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Essential Services ◽  
The World ◽  
The Government ◽  
Gender Based

Purpose The purpose of this study is to look at the policies for the protection of women during pandemics while taking gender and feminist interests into crucial consideration. In perilous times like this, where many humans are living in fear and struggling to survive a world filled with diverse traumatizing events such as wars, universal pandemic, man-induced tragedies, natural destruction, overwhelming stress and stress-related illnesses abound. Currently, Covid-19 pandemic is rampaging in different areas of the world. Design/methodology/approach Studies are reviewed the major reasons of the violence against women during lockdown. A qualitative review of the literature is performed and analyzed. As there have been compulsory lockdowns in different parts of the world, Turkey included, the lockdown is ideal for preventing the spread of Covid-19. Findings There are issues this Covid-19 pandemic has caused, and one major issue is the stigma and trauma women face around the world, even in their homes. Domestic violence is a serious concern. It is, therefore, paramount for the government to intervene on this issue by declaring domestic violence as “essential services” and must set modalities in place for instant reliefs to women in such distress. It is even further envisaged that the term lockdowns have a diverse number of interpretations. One such prevailing argument is that humans are enslaved to their general imaginations, may continue in the pathways set aside by gender stereotypes or the same lockdowns, can be used as a means to set aside patriarchal notions and pursue a violence-free existence. Originality/value This research will increase the awareness in terms of preventing gender-based violence and try to address how this pandemic makes it worse for women. In addition, there are many studies focused on family violence and Covid-19 while few focus on gender.

scholarly journals Main Features of the Inter-American Convention on Violence Against Women

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Müge Çınar ◽  
Enes Talha Saraç
Keyword(s):  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Gender Inequality ◽  
Political Ideology ◽  
Gender Based Violence ◽  
Or Education ◽  
Social Violence ◽  
The World ◽  
Protection Mechanisms ◽  
Future Harm ◽  
Gender Based

Violence against women is worldwide in scope. It occurs in both developed and developing countries regardless of the dominant religion or political ideology. One of the major reflections of gender inequality in society is violence against women. Gender-based social violence to women is defined as gender-based violence “directed to a woman just because she is a woman or affecting women disproportionately.” Regardless of the geographical border, economic development or education level, violence against women is rather common in many cultures all around the world. As an important social problem, violence to women not only leads to physical and spiritual damage in women but also prevents them to improve themselves socially. With the Belem Do Para Convention signed in 1994, an important step was taken in this direction. Mechanisms in this convention are trying to protect. This convention provides solutions for the protection of women who have been subjected to violence, as well as protection mechanisms to prevent future harm to women.

scholarly journals Family Violence in Men’s Accounts: Implications for Action

2018 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 33-56
Author(s):  
Azza Charara Baydoun
Keyword(s):  
Women Victims ◽  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Psychological Help ◽  
Gender Based Violence ◽  
Social Agents ◽  
Depth Interview ◽  
Engaging Men ◽  
Gender Based ◽  
Seeking Psychological Help ◽  
Practical Implications

This article presents some of the results of a qualitative study that was conducted within the framework of the strategy implemented by some Lebanese women organizations; namely engaging men in their efforts to combat family gender-based violence. In order to gain a more comprehensive view of the dynamics of violence against women in their families (than that obtained solely from recounts of women victims /survivors of violence that was researched in numerous previous studies conducted in Lebanon), the researcher listened, in an in-depth interview, to eleven wife batterers describing their versions of why they were indicted before the Lebanese court, or why they were seeking psychological help, depending on their case. Qualitative discourse analysis of the recorded free speech and recounts of these men  was  performed in an attempt to understand their respective family dynamics as manifested by the psycho-social  factors around which revolved their recounts; thus laying the ground for understanding the practical implications for the intervention of different stakeholders involved in combating  gender-based violence, namely, the psycho-social agents for the rehabilitation of the perpetrators, the judiciary  and the women organizations.

scholarly journals Violence against women: global trends

2020 ◽  
pp. 89-98
Author(s):  
Tamara Rostovskaya ◽  
Natalia Bezverbnaya
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Statistical Data ◽  
Health Protection ◽  
Gender Based Violence ◽  
Global Trends ◽  
The World ◽  
Gender Based

Around the world, one in three women is subjected to abuse, most often by someone they know, including their spouse or partner. The article deals with the nature of gender-based violence, the authors pay special attention to the gender-based violence within family. Statistical data on domestic violence in different countries are analyzed. Special attention is paid to the risks of vulnerability of women in the field of human rights, health protection, mainly reproductive and psychological health.

scholarly journals THE RATIONALE FOR BEHAVIOUR PATTERNS OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN BY THEIR INTIMATE PARTNERS

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Violet Shai ◽  
King Costa
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Intimate Partner Homicide ◽  
Gender Based Violence ◽  
Violent Behaviour ◽  
The World ◽  
Gender Based

THE RATIONALE FOR BEHAVIOUR PATTERNS OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN BY THEIR INTIMATE PARTNERSKing Costa* and Violet Shai**Global Centre for Academic ResearchIntimate Partner Violence Abstract The problem of Gender Based Violence and the complexity of its multi-perspectival and multi-layered description within social sciences has become a major concern in South Africa and the world at large. Organisations such as the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) and the World Health Organisation (WHO) are amongst many global leading advocacy voices against gender based violence, especially intimate partner violence. This study was focused on the rationale for behavioural patterns of intimate partner violence and intimate partner homicide. The units of analysis of this study involved male perpetrators who were incarcerated across four maximum correctional centres in the Gauteng Province of South Africa. A total of 12 inmates were selected purposively as interview participants in the study. The ontological position of this study was within interpretivist tradition with phenomenological epistemological approach. Interpretive methods of enquiry are located within the broad qualitative research methods, which was the foundation to this particular investigation. The semi structured questionnaires were constructed along the philosophical and scientific prescripts of philosophical research. . Findings established that the rationale for intimate partner violence and intimate partner femicide are the anger, lack of communication, social constructs and toxic behaviour as the causes of violence in intimate relationships. This was reflected by participants as the contributing factor to their violent behaviour. Theories of intimate partner violence also explain most of the behaviour related patterns are associated with the stress. Cultural norms and societal expectations were found to influence the behaviour pattern of perpetrators. The economical exclusion subsequent to the Beijing Conference on women empowerment and freedom, as well as social exchange theory further suggest the pressures on male perpetrators and their roles as expected by culture and society are the causes of frustration and anger which end up in violent behaviour and femicide.Key words: Intimate partner femicide, Intimate partner violence, Intimate partner homicide, gender based violence References:Costa, K., 2020. INTEGRATING THE C.O.S.T.A. RESEARCH FRAMEWORK IN TEACHING OF THEMATIC ANALYSIS FOR POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS. Preprint.Flynn, A. & Graham, K., 2010. “Why did it happen?” A review and conceptual framework for research on perpetrators' and victims' explanations for intimate partner violence. Aggression and Violent Behavior, 15(3), pp. 239-251. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avb.2010.01.002.Stets, J. E. & Straus, M., 1989. Gender differences in reporting marital violence and its medical and psychological consequences. In: M. Straus & A. Gelles, eds. Physical violence in American families: Risk factors and adaptations to violence in 8, 145 families. New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction Publishing, p. 227–244).**Violet Shai is a researcher at Global Centre for Academic Research: [email protected]**King Costa is MD and Registrar at Global Centre for Academic Research: [email protected]

scholarly journals Main Features of the Inter-American Convention on Violence Against Women

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Müge Çınar ◽  
Enes Talha Saraç
Keyword(s):  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Gender Inequality ◽  
Political Ideology ◽  
Gender Based Violence ◽  
Or Education ◽  
Social Violence ◽  
The World ◽  
Protection Mechanisms ◽  
Future Harm ◽  
Gender Based

Violence against women is worldwide in scope. It occurs in both developed and developing countries and regardless of the dominant religion or political ideology. One of the major reflections of gender inequality in society is violence against women. Gender-based social violence to women is defined as gender-based violence “directed to a woman just because she is a woman or affecting women disproportionately.” Regardless of the geographical border, economic development or education level, violence against women is rather common in many cultures all around the world. As an important social problem, violence to women not only leads to physical and spiritual damage in a woman but also prevents her to improve herself socially. With the Belem Do Para Convention signed in 1994, an important step was taken in this direction. Mechanisms in this convention are trying to protect. This convention provides solutions for the protection of women who have been subjected to violence, as well as protection mechanisms to prevent future harm to women.

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