Gendered Violence Flashcards
Consent
Lack of no does not equal yes
Has to be given willingly and freely
Clearly communicated yes
Communicated enthusiastically
Communicated out loud
Communication of mutual/share wants
Ongoing and continuous
Confirmation about switching up
Can change
Initiators responsibility to check in
Factors undermining consent
Culture
Women sexually objectified
Communication
Women taught not to speak on it - just please men
Age
12-13 = 2 years age difference
14-15= 5 years age difference
18 years old can consent to anal
Impairment
Sleeping
Alcohol
Drugs = NO CONSENT
Fear
Reduce harm that may be implemented
Afraid
Femicide
A crime involving the violent and deliberate killing of a woman
Familicide
A type of murder or mused-suicide in which at least one spouse and one or more children are killed or other relatives
Homicide
The deliberate and unlawful killing of one person by another
Honor killing
In certain cultures, the killing of a relative, especially a girl or woman, who is perceived to have brought dishonour on the family
Consent definition
Permission for something to happen or agreement
Pick up artists
A movement of men whose goal is seduction and sexual success with access to women
Sexual assault definition
A form of sexual violence, includes rape, groping, child sexual abuse, or torture
Sexual double standard
Belief that men and women are held to different standards of sexual conduct in society
Rape
Intercourse done forcefully or under threat, no consent, underage
Rape culture
Feminist, says in which society blamed victims of sexual assault and normalized male sexual violence
Violent crimes
A crime in which an offender uses or threatens force upon a victim
Patriarchal violence
My kind of violence that creates or maintains men’s power and dominance, or avenues the loss of their power
Family violence
When someone uses abusive behaviour to control and or harm a member of their family, or someone with whom they have an intimate relationship
Sexual assault slide
No consensual since 1983
Developed by level of injury , use of weapon (danger to life)
Power, subordination, humiliation
Devalue, undermine relationships
Male domination
Over conformists
Sexual assault statistics
80% not reported
Delay in reporting
92% female victims
Incidents of aggression
Dimensions of inequality
55% under 17
Majority knee their attacker
Survivors stigmatized and held responsible
Institutional responses
University
1) mishandling
2) secondary victimization (aren’t believed, blamed)
- going public jeopardizes survivor
- questions the role of survivor
- low conviction rates
Rape culture notes
Compels set of beliefs that encourage make sexual aggression
Violence seen as sexy
Normalization of rape
Sexual remarks to sexual touching to rape
Victim blaming
Empathy for perpetrators
Euphemistic language
Gloss over severity
Institutional failures
Failure to bring justice
Family, education, work place
Euphemistic language
Rename what it actually is
Glosses over severity
Ex: inappropriate behaviour
Butt hurt, rapped by the exam
Jokes and making light of
Backlash (rape culture)
Not all men
Women rape too
He/she was asking for it
False rape allegations
Violent crimes
Indigenous people are overrepresented
Age and gender *
Men commit more serious crimes
Crime statistics start after 18
Highway of tears
Systematic neglect
Priority to protect institutions
In BC
Pick up women who hitch hike
Violent victimization by sex
Men 49%
Women 51%
