Overcoming Violence against Women and Girls - The International Campaign to Eradicate a Worldwide Problem

A vivid overview of the scope of the problem of gender-based violence worldwide, and a sense of the important work now underway to eradicate it.

List of contents

Chapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 IIntroduction The Globalization of the Effort to Eradicate Gender-Based Violence Part 3 PART I GLOBAL PREVALENCE OF GENDER-BASEDINEQUALITY AND VIOLENCE Chapter 4 1. Confronting Structural Violence against Women and Girls:The Principle and Practice of Gender Equality Chapter 5 2. Sexual Violence against Women and Girls Chapter 6 3. Physical Abuse Part 7 PART II CULTURALLY SANCTIONED FORMS OF VIOLENCE Chapter 8 4. Culture, Traditional Practices, and Gender-Based Violence Part 9 PART III EFFORTS TO ERADICATE GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE Chapter 10 Chapter 5: The Role Of Education Chapter 11 6 The Authenticity Project Chapter 12 7 The Development of Emotional Competence Chapter 13 8 The Role of Men in Eradicating Gender-Based Violence Chapter 14 9 Why Have Hope? Some Final Reflections on the GlobalCampaign to Eradicate Gender-Based Violence Chapter 15 Appendix A Declaration on the Elimination of Violenceagainst Women Chapter 16 Appendix B Convention on the Elimination of All Formsof Discrimination against Women Chapter 17 Appendix C Draft Convention against Sexual Exploitation(January 1994) Chapter 18 Appendix D Summary of the Global Platform for Actionand the Beijing Declaration Chapter 19 Appendix E Mission Statement for the Authenticity Project 20 Notes 21 Index

About the author

Michael L. Penn is associate professor of psychology at Franklin & Marshall College and affiliate professor of psychology at Landegg International University, Switzerland. Rahel Nardos was born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and is now a fourth year medical student at Yale University.

Product details

• Authors: William S. Hatcher, Hatcher William S., Rahel Nardos, Nardos Rahel, Penn Michael L., Mary K. Radpour, Radpour Mary K.
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 21.01.2003
• EAN: 9780742525009
• ISBN: 978-0-7425-2500-9
• Dimensions: 157 mm x 231 mm x 20 mm
• Weight: 397 g
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Violence in Society, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Social welfare and social services, Social and cultural anthropology, Violence in society, Gender studies: women, Gender studies: women and girls, Violence and abuse in society