Gender equality and violence against women : what's the connection? Liz Wall
By: Wall, Liz.
Material type: ArticleSeries: ACSSA research summary.Publisher: Melbourne, Vic.: Australian Centre for the Study of Sexual Assault, Australian Institute of Family Studies, 2014Description: electronic document (14 p.); PDF file: 666.91 KB; HTML available.ISSN: 2200-2308 (online).Subject(s): ATTITUDES | GENDER | SOCIAL CHANGE | VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN | WOMEN | AUSTRALIAOnline resources: Click here to access online In: ACSSA Research Summary, no. 7, June 2014Summary: Key messages: ■Gender inequality is cited as a key determinant or factor that underpins violence against women - the connection, however, is complex and requires consideration from different perspectives. ■An ecological framework provides a strong basis for a prevention/public health approach to violence against women by enabling the interaction of social and other influences to be examined. ■Implementation of gender equality policies should include consideration of other sources and intersections of disadvantage, such as class and race, which may compound gender disadvantage. ■More research is required to understand which aspects of gender inequality have the most impact on violence against women. ■Gender equality goes beyond economics to include less tangible factors such as the relative social status of unequal groups, social norms and attitudes.(from the webpage)Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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ACSSA Research Summary, no. 7, June 2014
Key messages:
■Gender inequality is cited as a key determinant or factor that underpins violence against women - the connection, however, is complex and requires consideration from different perspectives.
■An ecological framework provides a strong basis for a prevention/public health approach to violence against women by enabling the interaction of social and other influences to be examined.
■Implementation of gender equality policies should include consideration of other sources and intersections of disadvantage, such as class and race, which may compound gender disadvantage.
■More research is required to understand which aspects of gender inequality have the most impact on violence against women.
■Gender equality goes beyond economics to include less tangible factors such as the relative social status of unequal groups, social norms and attitudes.(from the webpage)