Violence against women: public fears, private balence

Question 1

Gender based violence

Answer 1

Violence based on gender norms and unequal power dynamics, perpetrated against someone based on thier gender, gender expression, gender identity, or percieved gender. It takes many forms

Question 2

Rape myths/rape culture

Answer 2

Supports sexual violence against women - that a victim was ‘asking for it’

Question 3

Conceptually accurate language

Answer 3

Crimes against women and children are freqently described as though a perpetrator does not exist

The use of conceptually accurate language when discussing violence against women is important

Question 4

Femicide

Answer 4

Defined as an intentional killing with a gender-related motivation, femicide may be driven by stereotyped gender roles, discrimination towards women and girls, unequal power relations between women and men, or harmful social norms.

Question 5

Social vunerability

Answer 5

The product of social inequalities (economic inequalities) that influence or shape the susceptibility of various groups to harm and that govern the ability to respond