QUIZ 2 G&S FINALS Flashcards
violence directed against a person because of that person’s
gender or violence that affects persons of a particular gender
disproportionately.
GENDER BASED VIOLENCE
Violence against women is understood as a violation of human rights and a form of discrimination against women and shall mean all acts of gender-based violence that result in, or are likely to result in…
- Physical Harm
- Sexual Harm
- Psychological Harm
- Economic Harm
- or Suffering to women
For the purposes of the present
Convention, the term “discrimination
against women” shall mean any
distinction, exclusion or restriction made on the basis of sex which has the effect or purpose of impairing or nullifying the recognition, enjoyment or exercise by women, irrespective of their marital status, on a basis of equality of men and women, of human rights and fundamental freedoms in the political, economic, social, cultural, civil or any other field.
The Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW, 1979) Article I
- States Parties shall respect and ensure the rights set forth in the present Convention to each
child within their jurisdiction without
discrimination of any kind….. - States Parties shall take all appropriate measures to ensure that the child is protected against all forms of discrimination or punishment……
The Convention on the Rights of the Child
(CRC, 1989) Article 2
Core Concept in
Understanding GBV:
- Sex and Gender
- Human Rights
- Power
- Violence
- Harm
- Consent
the ability to control and access resources, opportunities,
privileges and decision-making processes.
Power
POWER comes from the Latin word ________, which means ________.” But things with power are much more than able — theyre able to exert a lot of force.
“potere”
to be able
DIFFERENT TYPES OF POWER
Gender-based
Age-based
Class-based
Ethnicity
Religion
Physical
Economic
Political
Social
Educational
FORMS OF VIOLENCE
Domestic Violence
Sexual Abuse
Physical Violence
Psychological/Emotional Abuse
Economic Violence
Harmful traditional practice
Violence experienced
by individual in
household settings
between the intimate
partners or between the
household members.
beating children, wife,
abuse etc
Domestic Violence
Sexual violence is
characterized as
confrontation of a
person in sexual
demonstration/ act
without that persons
consent.
Rape, endeavoured assault,
sexually mishandling,
sexual misuse, sexual
exploitation etc
Sexual Abuse
It is the type of violence
in which physical force
is used by a person
against another person
that causes harm,
injury or even death.
Kicking, Beating, Slapping
etc
Physical Violence
Type of violence that
results in mental
suffering to a person
such as depression,
anxiety, suicidal
tendencies, humiliation
etc.
isolating someone,
threatening, stalking, name
calling etc.
Psychological/Emotional
Abuse
It is a form of violence
in which a person has
compliance over
another person’s
access to financial
assets.
taking/snatching money
from you, lack of access to
finance, refusal from
working etc
Economic Violence
is a type of violence
conducted and
accepted as part of
culture primarily
against woman/ girls in
some societies causing
suffering to them.
Early marriage, dowry
system, son preference,
crime committed in the
name of honour.
Harmful traditional practice
means saying “yes,” agreeing to something. Informed consent means making an informed choice freely and voluntarily by persons in an equal power relationship.
*Consent
an umbrella term for any harmful
act that is perpetrated against a person’s will and is based on socially ascribed (i.e. gender) differences between males and females. It includes acts that inflict physical, sexual or mental harm or suffering, threats of such actions, coercion and other deprivations of liberty.
GBV
root causes of GVB
Power imbalance
gender inequalities
disregard for human rights
OUTCOME OF GBV
a) Effect on physical health
- Violence can cause injury, disability,
death to the victim. - It may result in broken bones.
- Chronic pain, respiratory problems,
gastrointestinal problems etc. - Risk of pregnancy.
- Victim may suffer from Sexually
transmitted diseases (STDs) such as
HIV/AIDs, gonorrhoea. - Pelvic inflammatory disease
- Unwanted pregnancies and complication may arise.
OUTCOME
b) Psychological outcomes
- Depression, Anxiety, constant fear
- Post traumatic stress disorder
- Suicidal tendencies, panic attack
- Withdrawal symptoms may be seen
- With extreme stress, victim is likely to use alcohol, tobacco, drugs etc.