Psycological violence against women in Colombia

Although violence against women has gain attention, there is little evidence of studies about phycological violence against a partner. This paper uses data from Encuesta Nacional de Demografíay Salud (ENDS) to assess empirically models of violence against a partner. One of the main findingsis that the higher the economic independence of the women, the lower the phycologicalviolence against a partner. Some other results show that women with higher education level, belongingto a violent or low income family and living in cities different from Bogotá is correlatedwith higher probability of phycological violence.

Homens no cenário da Lei Maria da Penha: entre (des)naturalizações, punições e subversões

O presente trabalho visou estudar o lugar ocupado pelos homens no contexto da violência contra a mulher, mais precisamente no atual cenário circunscrito pela Lei Maria da Penha. Tal legislação traz várias modificações quanto às estratégias para “combater” à violência contra a mulher. A novidade mais comentada é a severidade na punição aos considerados “agressores”. Então, almejando conhecer os sentidos que circulam sobre os homens nesse atual contexto, essa pesquisa foi realizada a partir de duas etapas fundamentais. A primeira consistiu em um levantamento de todos os serviços voltados aos casos de violência contra a mulher na cidade de Belém, Brasil. Nesse momento se constatou a ausência de qualquer serviço de atenção ao homem envolvido em situação de violência. Uma vez que a Delegacia da Mulher se apresentou como a organização de maior referência sobre o tema em Belém, iniciou-se a segunda etapa da pesquisa, subdividida em três estratégias metodológicas: observação no cotidiano da delegacia, conversas com as pessoas que transitavam naquele local e entrevistas com os seus funcionários. As informações obtidas pelos dois recursos iniciais mostraram que a Delegacia da Mulher é um lugar com pretensões de ser acolher, mas acaba por se revelar um ambiente violento, seja por sua arquitetura, seja pelo atendimento prestado. Já nas entrevistas foi possível acompanhar algumas concepções sobre os homens (e também sobre as mulheres) que circulavam em tal delegacia. O ponto-chave dessa discussão está em torno de uma nova naturalização dos homens que cometem violência contra a mulher: da “essência” violenta para a socialização violenta. Apesar da consideração de que esses homens sejam produzidos por uma “educação machista”, todos os entrevistados indicam a prisão como a punição mais adequada aos denunciados por agressão contra a mulher. Entretanto, como a prisão é reconhecida como incapaz de promover mudanças “positivas”, é recomendado que a ela seja acrescido algum tipo de tratamento psicológico. Percebe-se que há um discurso de “tratamento” para esses homens. Porém, este se configura como uma maneira de tentar “regenerá-los” para posteriormente serem “devolvidos” ao chamado “convívio social”. Considera-se que esta abordagem só aumenta a intolerância para com os homens que cometem violência, uma vez que os coloca estigmatizados como a parte da sociedade que deve ser saneada, formatada e, posteriormente, devolvida a “acolhedora sociedade”. Por fim, mais do que um “tratamento”, proponho que seja criado um espaço de escuta capaz de instaurar a dúvida sobre as certezas a respeito das relações de gênero que produzem e mantêm as situações de violência contra a mulher.

Lei Maria da Penha: percepções e vivências

Pós-graduação em Ciências Sociais - FFC

Worldwide violence against women legislation: an equity approach

OBJECTIVES: To describe the recommendations and interventions addressing violence against women (VAW) in vulnerable women (disabled, pregnant, ethnic minority, immigrant and older women) in key documents and laws enacted in different countries. METHODS: Content analysis of key documents for the development of VAW policies and laws: The United Nations Handbook for Legislation on Violence Against Women Advance Version, the Model of Laws and Policies on Intrafamiliar Violence Against Women of the Pan-American Health Organization and Recommendation No. R(2002)5 of the Committee of Ministers of the European Council. The content of the 62 VAW laws was also analyzed. RESULTS: Key documents demonstrate the importance of eliminating any obstacle facing disabled, pregnant, immigrant, ethnic minority or older women when accessing VAW services. Only 12 laws mention one or more of these groups of vulnerable women. Pregnant, disabled and ethnic minority women are the groups most often mentioned. In these laws, references to punitive measures, action plans and specific strategies to guarantee access to VAW resources are the most common interventions. CONCLUSION: Decisive interventions addressing the specific needs of disabled, pregnant, immigrant, ethnic minority and older women are needed in order to achieve a broader equity approach in VAW legislation.

Legislation on violence against women: overview of key components

This study aimed to determine if legislation on violence against women (VAW) worldwide contains key components recommended by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the United Nations (UN) to help strengthen VAW prevention and provide better integrated victim protection, support, and care. A systematic search for VAW legislation using international legal databases and other electronic sources plus data from previous research identified 124 countries/territories with some type of VAW legislation. Full legal texts were found for legislation from 104 countries/territories. Those available in English, Portuguese, and Spanish were downloaded and compiled and the selection criteria applied (use of any of the common terms related to VAW, including intimate partner violence (IPV), and reference to at least two of six sectors (education, health, judicial system, mass media, police, and social services) with regard to VAW interventions (protection, support, and care). A final sample from 80 countries/territories was selected and analyzed for the presence of key components recommended by PAHO and the UN (reference to the term "violence against women" in the title; definitions of different types of VAW; identification of women as beneficiaries; and promotion of (reference to) the participation of multiple sectors in VAW interventions). Few countries/territories specifically identified women as the beneficiaries of their VAW legislation, including those that labeled their legislation "domestic violence" law ( n = 51), of which only two explicitly mentioned women as complainants/survivors. Only 28 countries/territories defined the main forms of VAW (economic, physical, psychological, and sexual) in their VAW legislation. Most highlighted the role of the judicial system, followed by that of social services and the police. Only 28 mentioned the health sector. Despite considerable efforts worldwide to strengthen VAW legislation, most VAW laws do not incorporate the key recommended components. Significant limitations were found in the legislative content, its application, and the extent to which it provided women with integrated protection, support, and care. In developing new VAW legislation, policymakers should consider the vital role of health services.

Application of the Putting Women First protocol in a study on violence against immigrant women in Spain

In this paper, we describe our experience of using the Putting Women First protocol in the design and implementation of a cross-sectional study on violence against women (VAW) among 1607 immigrant women from Morocco, Ecuador and Romania living in Spain in 2011. The Putting Women First protocol is an ethical guideline for VAW research, which includes recommendations to ensure the safety of the women involved in studies on this subject. The response rate in this study was 59.3%. The prevalence of VAW cases last year was 11.7%, of which 15.6% corresponded to Ecuadorian women, 10.9% to Moroccan women and 8.6% to Romanian women. We consider that the most important goal for future research is the use of VAW scales validated in different languages, which would help to overcome the language barriers encountered in this study.

Stalking in America : findings from the National Violence Against Women Survey /

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Women demonstrate against violence against women

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Violence against women demonstration

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Violence against women demonstration at United Nations

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Anti-violence against women protest

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Anti-violence against women rally

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Anti-violence against women rally in Sheridan Square

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Anti-violence against women in pornography

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Anti-violence against women protest in Sheridan Square, NYC

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