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International Day To End Violence Against Women

24/11/2020

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Ending Gender-Based Violence

What Is Violence Against Women?

Violence against women is any act of gender-based violence that results in or is likely to result in physical, sexual, or mental harm or suffering to women, including threats of such acts, coercion or arbitrary deprivation of liberty, whether occurring in public or in private life.

It is rooted in the gender inequality that women face throughout their lives from childhood through to their old age. Violence against women comes in many forms; physical, emotional, verbal, and many more. It can come through different channels including intimate partner violence, workplace violence, sexual violence, family, and even societal violence.
Gender inequality and norms play a big role in the acceptability of violence against women and are a root cause of violence against women.
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Why Is Violence Against Women Prevalent?

There are various risk factors that contribute to the prevalence of violence against women, such as:
  • Lower levels of education;
  • A history of exposure to child maltreatment;
  • Witnessing family violence;
  • Attitudes that condone violence;
  • Community norms that privilege or ascribe higher status to men and lower status to women;
  • Low levels of women’s access to paid employment;
  • Weak legal sanctions for sexual violence, and other forms of violence against women;

How To Eliminate Gender-Based Violence From National And International Levels

Violence against women and girls is rooted in gender-based discrimination, social norms that accept violence, and gender stereotypes that continue those cycles of violence. To date, efforts to eliminate violence against women and girls have mainly focused on responding to and providing services to survivors of violence. However, prevention which addresses the structural causes, as well as the risk and protective factors associated with violence is pivotal to eliminating violence against women and girls completely.

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Prevention is the only way to stop violence before it even occurs. It requires political commitment,
implementing laws that promote gender equality, investing in women’s organisations, and addressing the multiple forms of discrimination women face daily.
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Other ways to eliminate violence against women includes the following:
  • Create laws where necessary and enforce existing laws that protect women from discrimination and violence, including rape, beatings, verbal abuse, mutilation, torture, “honour” killings and trafficking;
  • Educate community members on their responsibilities under international and national human rights laws;
  • Create more awareness on the dangers of harmful traditional practices such as female genital mutilation and sexual initiations;
  • Promote the peaceful resolution of disputes by including the perspectives of women and girls;
  • Sensitise the public to the disadvantages of early and forced child marriages;
  • Highlight the value of girls’ education and protect girls from violence in schools;
  • Encourage and support women’s participation in economic development;.
  • Raise public awareness of the poor conditions some women face, particularly in rural areas using specialists so they can feel safe;
  • Encourage and engage young men and boys to become change agents by starting from the home;
  • Give girls a voice by creating workshops that educate them on sexual exploitation, girls’ rights and advocacy and protect their voice.​

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An equal world is an enabled world

5/3/2020

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An equal world is an enabled world for all to thrive

Making up half of the world’s population, women and girls also make up half of the world’s potential. Gender equality is not only a fundamental human right, it is the bedrock of sustainable development, peaceful societies and notable economic growth.

Despite this, there is still a huge gap in achieving gender equality and creating an enabled world for women and girls. It is therefore important to consistently work towards creating equal access to economic resources for women and girls; access to quality education and health; adequate participation in decision making and putting an end to gender violence.

What does an equal world mean?

An equal world is one in which there is equal and easy access to opportunities and resources, economic participation and decision making for both genders. This is a world in which the differences in needs, behaviours and aspirations of both genders are valued equally and girls, women, boys and men are treated equally at all levels of society.

What is an enabled world?

An enabled world makes things possible for girls and women. It equips them with the tools and resources to be able to do a particular thing and makes the achievement of their dreams easier. It is a world that gives permission or right to women and girls to pursue those opportunities readily available to make their desires come to reality. Both genders are equipped for success in an enabled world.
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How to create an equal world

​In order to create gender equality, it is important to talk to women and girls. The voices of women and girls are not heard in both global and national decision making. By talking to them and making their voices heard, we are one step closer to an enabled world.

It is also necessary to put an end to child marriage and sexual harassment permanently. Early marriage continues to truncate the dreams and futures of many girls, as well as sexual harassment and the ensuing stigma.

It is also important to make education gender sensitive. This can be done by increasing access to education and promoting gender sensitivity and positive gender stereotypes. By the same token, mothers need to be educated and empowered so that they can in turn empower their daughters.

Proper value has to be given to the unpaid work, women and girls do. Likewise, the media needs to highlight this more. More women need to be in leadership position so that they can become change agents by being active participants at the local, regional and national levels.
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Not only this, women and girls need to be encouraged to go into non-traditional vocations to help break social taboos. Lastly, it is important to work hand in hand with women and girls to end violence, reduce backlash and bridge the gap of gender inequality in order to create an equal and enabled world.
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Achieving an equal world for all

In all parts of the world, there are notable discriminatory laws which prevent women from fulfilling their potentials by limiting their ability to work, thereby reducing their economic security and confidence.

On average, women have only three-quarters of the employment rights available to men. It is important to note however that increasing the participation of women in the labour market and giving equal employment rights has major economic benefits. In an ideal world of gender equality, there is no violence against women and girls. This in turn makes the society healthier and enhances overall well-being. The result is more peace.

World economy will also take a positive boost. Some countries like Canada have recorded sharp increases in their GDP when they put strategies in place to advance gender equality. In terms of business, gender diversity in leadership roles improves business performance. Between 15 and 35% increase in financial returns is predicted for companies with the highest levels of diversity (gender, racial or ethnic).

When household work is shared, relationships tend to work better and people are happier. By eliminating gender imbalances surrounding unpaid housework and childcare, the gender wage gap reduces and the likelihood of divorce drops.
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Lastly, an equal world makes the lives of children better. When both parents are involved in childcare, gender role stereotypes are broken and children are encouraged to think critically about gender stereotypes, which in turn helps them master the skills to maintain healthy, equal relationships in the future, thus continuing the cycle of an enabled world.

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