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2. Shifting Cultural Norms to Address GBV
- Author:
- SVRI
- Publication Date:
- 11-2019
- Content Type:
- Policy Brief
- Institution:
- The Sexual Violence Research Initiative
- Abstract:
- Gender-based violence (GBV) is rooted in harmful gender norms and attitudes – unspoken social rules of behavior that are maintained by the approval or disapproval of a group. Gender roles and norms that condone violence against women are deeply embedded to varying degrees throughout most societies in the world, and are predictive of violence perpetration. Without changes in norms, laws and other interventions to reduce and prevent GBV can prove ineffective. Evidence indicates that transforming gender norms and power relations is one of the most effective ways of tackling violence against women.
- Topic:
- Gender Issues, Culture, Women, Gender Based Violence, and Sexual Violence
- Political Geography:
- Bangladesh, Cambodia, Nepal, Syria, Jordan, and Peru
3. Being Heard: Engaging young people at SVRI Forum toolkit
- Author:
- SVRI
- Publication Date:
- 09-2018
- Content Type:
- Special Report
- Institution:
- The Sexual Violence Research Initiative
- Abstract:
- Every two years, the Sexual Violence Research Initiative (SVRI) hosts the leading global event in the world on sexual and intimate partner violence – the SVRI Forum. The SVRI has noted an increase in the number of presentations on sexual violence in childhood since the Forum began in 2009. This increase is reflected in the number of initiatives underway globally looking at the connections between violence in childhood and later victimisation and perpetration.3 Whilst SVRI Forums and global programmes are helping to promote joint programming between the violence against children and violence against women fields, child and youth participation in research on sensitive topics remains a challenging issue for many academic researchers. Research presented at the SVRI Forum which includes young people beyond their role as research subjects is also limited, as is the number of young people aged 18-24 years old participating
- Topic:
- Gender Issues, Human Welfare, and International Affairs
- Political Geography:
- Global Focus
4. The relationship between parent mental health and intimate partner violence on adolescent behavior, stigma and school attendance in families in rural Democratic Republic of Congo.
- Author:
- Nancy Glass, Anjalee Kohli, Pamela J Surkan, Mitma Mpanano Remy, and Nancy Perrin
- Publication Date:
- 05-2018
- Content Type:
- Research Paper
- Institution:
- The Sexual Violence Research Initiative
- Abstract:
- Prolonged conflict and economic instability challenge the existing support networks in families and society places significant stress on both adults and adolescents. Exploring individual, family and social factors that increase the likelihood of or protect adolescents from negative outcomes are important to the development of evidence-based prevention and response programing in global settings.
- Topic:
- Gender Issues and International Affairs
- Political Geography:
- Democratic Republic of Congo
5. Conference Brief: SVRI Forum 2017 - Partnerships for Policy Action.
- Author:
- SVRI
- Publication Date:
- 11-2017
- Content Type:
- Special Report
- Institution:
- The Sexual Violence Research Initiative
- Abstract:
- There are few spaces where people working on violence against women and girls can come together to learn new ideas and approaches, meet the experts and influencers in the field, network, explore new ways of doing research, absorb positive energy and ideas from likeminded colleagues, and, just as important, re-energise and have fun. SVRI Forum is that space. The Forum is the key bi-annual event for research on violence against women and related forms of violence stemming from and driving gender inequality.
- Topic:
- Gender Issues, Women, Research, Gender Based Violence, Sexual Violence, and Conference
- Political Geography:
- Brazil and Global Focus
6. Preventing risky behaviours among adolescents in conflict-affected communities.
- Author:
- SVRI
- Publication Date:
- 12-2017
- Content Type:
- Policy Brief
- Institution:
- The Sexual Violence Research Initiative
- Abstract:
- The eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is slowly rebuilding after more than 20 years of conflict. Because of the prolonged conflict, adolescents living in rural areas are particularly vulnerable to risky behaviour, such as drinking alcohol and using violence. This study builds on a successful partnership with PAIDEK, an established Congolese microfinance organisation, to examine locals’ perceptions of youth engagement in alcohol consumption and violence, and the consequences of these behaviours
- Topic:
- Gender Issues and International Affairs
- Political Geography:
- Democratic Republic of Congo
7. Does education affect women’s likelihood of experiencing sexual and intimate partner violence?
- Author:
- SVRI
- Publication Date:
- 04-2017
- Content Type:
- Policy Brief
- Institution:
- The Sexual Violence Research Initiative
- Abstract:
- Global levels of gender-based violence, occurring at all socioeconomic levels, are unacceptably high. However, existing evidence that education can protect against gender-based violence, largely observational in nature, is mixed. A better understanding of the causal link between education and reduced risk of gender-based violence is important to inform the design of promising interventions in this area
- Topic:
- Gender Issues and International Affairs
- Political Geography:
- Global Focus
8. Intersections between violence against women and violence against children.
- Author:
- SVRI
- Publication Date:
- 03-2017
- Content Type:
- Policy Brief
- Institution:
- The Sexual Violence Research Initiative
- Abstract:
- Violence against women and violence against children often happen in the same families, initiating cycles of abuse within the home and across generations. Despite this link, efforts to address these types of violence are often conducted in isolation. Existing knowledge of how and why they occur together is limited, especially in low- and middle-income countries. Deeper understanding is critical to identifying opportunities for integrated prevention programmes. To increase the knowledge base, Raising Voices partnered with Columbia University on a study that explored the intersections between violence against women and children in Kampala, Uganda, between 2015 and 2016
- Topic:
- Political Violence and Gender Issues
- Political Geography:
- Uganda
9. Policy and practice requirements for bringing to scale sexual violence services in low resource settings.
- Author:
- N Kilonzo, E Dartnall, and M Obbayi
- Publication Date:
- 04-2013
- Content Type:
- Policy Brief
- Institution:
- The Sexual Violence Research Initiative
- Abstract:
- As many as seven in ten women in the world report experiencing physical and/or sexual violence at some point in their lifetime [1]. The impact of sexual violence on health, productivity, economy and a country's ability to achieve its development goals is well documented [2]. States have a responsibility to enact and enforce laws that protect their citizens from sexual violence. Where protection fails, there is a responsibility to provide survivors with the requisite services to address the physiological, psychological consequences and ensure they receive positive justice outcomes. However, few countries have the policy, legal environments and service infrastructure to respond or influence uptake of health, social and justice related services by survivors of sexual violence [3]. For example, 127 countries still do not have effective laws on marital rape even though it is a crime under international law [4]. Cultural beliefs and societal responses can be major barriers to victims seeking help post assault. A range of sectors are required to deliver services to survivors of sexual violence including health, criminal justice and social services [5, 6]. In many countries around the world, post rape care is often fragmented, of limited scope, coverage and quality, focusing mainly on immediate clinical care with poor medico-legal linkages [3], with limited attention given to mental health needs of survivors and service providers [7, 8]. Follow up and long-term management of sexual and reproductive health including HIV outcomes of survivors is severely lacking.
- Topic:
- Crime, Development, Gender Issues, Health, Human Rights, Human Welfare, and Health Care Policy
10. Rape Perpetration: A Review
- Author:
- R Jewkes
- Publication Date:
- 07-2012
- Content Type:
- Policy Brief
- Institution:
- The Sexual Violence Research Initiative
- Abstract:
- Rape can have an enduring impact on the lives, and health of victims, their families and communities. Both men and women perpetrate sexual violence (Sikweyiya and Jewkes 2009), however the majority of sexual offences are committed by men (Steffensmeier and Zhong et al 2006). Research on what drives perpetration of rape and other forms of sexual violence is needed to inform prevention programmes–for this it is necessary to study men. This briefing paper summarises the key issues drawn from a larger review on rape perpetration including research on risk factors for sexual violence perpetration, the methodologies used to identify these risk factors and discusses the implications of this research for rape prevention strategies. Most of the literature reviewed focused on perpetration of sexual violence by men against women and girls. For the purposes of this paper, risk factors are factors that increase the risk (likelihood) of a person perpetrating sexual violence.
- Topic:
- Gender Issues, Health, Human Rights, Human Welfare, and Health Care Policy