Authors :
Dr. John Motsamai Modise; Phemelo Sheldon Modise
Volume/Issue :
Volume 8 - 2023, Issue 4 - April
Google Scholar :
https://tinyurl.com/2tawh9bn
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DOI :
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10057951
Abstract :
By addressing the underlying causes and
motivators of violence against women and girls and by
offering reflections on gender and gender-based violence,
primary preventive activities for gender-based violence
(GBV) aim to encourage change. Social norms of
acceptable behavior are influenced by the environment
and culture. Harmful social norms that foster GBV
include men's right to reprimand women and children
and women's sexual purity as well as the importance of
family honor over women's safety. One of the most
pervasive types of human rights abuse and a violation of
human dignity worldwide is gender-based violence. No
of their social level, cultural or religious background,
civil status, sexual orientation, or gender identity,
millions of women, men, and children experience gender-
based violence every year throughout all Council of
Europe member states. The fundamental human rights
principles upon which the Council of Europe is built and
to which its member states have committed themselves
are undercut by gender-based violence.
The phrase "violence against women" refers to a
wide range of wrongdoings committed against women
and girls throughout their lives. Violence against women
is defined as "any act of gender-based violence that
results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual, or
psychological harm or suffering to women, including
threats of such acts, coercion, or arbitrary deprivation of
liberty, whether occurring in public or in private life" by
the UN Declaration on the Elimination of Violence
Against Women. The term "gender based" is used to
underline that violence is rooted in inequalities between
women and men. This statement defines violence as acts
that cause or have the capacity to inflict harm.
Keywords :
Gender Violence; Violence Against Women and Girl; "Gender Ideology"; Gender Identity; Sexual and Gender-based Violence (SGBV); Sexual and Reproductive Rights; Sexual Orientation; Structural Violence; Survivor/Victim; Hate Crime Equality, Human Rights.
By addressing the underlying causes and
motivators of violence against women and girls and by
offering reflections on gender and gender-based violence,
primary preventive activities for gender-based violence
(GBV) aim to encourage change. Social norms of
acceptable behavior are influenced by the environment
and culture. Harmful social norms that foster GBV
include men's right to reprimand women and children
and women's sexual purity as well as the importance of
family honor over women's safety. One of the most
pervasive types of human rights abuse and a violation of
human dignity worldwide is gender-based violence. No
of their social level, cultural or religious background,
civil status, sexual orientation, or gender identity,
millions of women, men, and children experience gender-
based violence every year throughout all Council of
Europe member states. The fundamental human rights
principles upon which the Council of Europe is built and
to which its member states have committed themselves
are undercut by gender-based violence.
The phrase "violence against women" refers to a
wide range of wrongdoings committed against women
and girls throughout their lives. Violence against women
is defined as "any act of gender-based violence that
results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual, or
psychological harm or suffering to women, including
threats of such acts, coercion, or arbitrary deprivation of
liberty, whether occurring in public or in private life" by
the UN Declaration on the Elimination of Violence
Against Women. The term "gender based" is used to
underline that violence is rooted in inequalities between
women and men. This statement defines violence as acts
that cause or have the capacity to inflict harm.
Keywords :
Gender Violence; Violence Against Women and Girl; "Gender Ideology"; Gender Identity; Sexual and Gender-based Violence (SGBV); Sexual and Reproductive Rights; Sexual Orientation; Structural Violence; Survivor/Victim; Hate Crime Equality, Human Rights.
