Essays about: "domestic violence and gender inequality"

Found 3 essays containing the words domestic violence and gender inequality.

1. 1. The Double Burden of a Pandemic: Examining the Impact of Covid-19 on Domestic Violence Against Women in Pakistan

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

   Author : Zara Jan; [2021]
   Keywords : Pakistan; domestic violence; domestic violence against women; violence against women; Covid-19; pandemic; patriarchy; gender inequality; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Covid-19 has served as a magnifying lens to the globally prevailing issue of domestic violence against women. This qualitative case study examines why domestic violence against women prevails in Pakistan, what factors have led to its increase during Covid-19, and how have civil society organizations responded to this issue. READ MORE

3. 2. Mandatory Prosecution Policies in Cases of Domestic Violence - A State Obligation under International Human Rights Law?

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

   Author : Joanna Nilsson; [2012]
   Keywords : Våld i nära relationer; Domestic violence; Folkrätt; Human Rights law; Mänskliga rättigheter; Public international law; Violence against women; våld mot kvinnor; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : Uppsatsen behandlar skyldigheter under det internationella regelverket för de mänskliga rättigheterna i området våld i hemmet, med inriktning på vilken utsträckning stater anses ha en skyldighet att införa obligatoriska åtalsregler (närmast jämställt med allmänt åtal) för våld i hemmet. Med våld i hemmet avses mäns våld mot kvinnor i nära relationer och uppsatsen genomsyras av ett strukturellt perspektiv där våldet ses som ett jämställdhetsproblem, vilket även anger tonen för analysen. READ MORE

4. 3. Violence against women in intimate relationships: : Explanations and suggestions for interventions as perceived by health care workers, local leaders and trusted community members in a northern district in Vietnam

   University essay from Nordiska ministerrådet/Nordic School of Public Health NHV

   Author : Robert Jonzon; [2006]
   Keywords : Intimate Partner Violence; Domestic Violence; Women’s Health; Focus-Group Discussions; Content Analysis; Vietnam.;

   Abstract : Objectives: The objectives of the study was to describe how people who face partner violence against women, either as volunteers or as professionals in their everyday work, explain violence against women in intimate relationships and their suggestions for preventive activities. Methods: Twenty men and twenty women were strategically selected for five focus-group discussions. READ MORE