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Umbrella
What may the Violence Against Women Umbrella include?
Depending on the Source (DotS) this Umbrella may include:
- Abuse
- Abused Women
- Battered Women
- Digital Abuse
- Domestic Abuse/Violence
- Emotional Abuse
- Financial Abuse
- Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)
- Partner Abuse/Violence
- Physical Abuse/Violence
- Reproductive Coercion
- Safety and Relationships
- Sexual Abuse/Violence
- Spousal Abuse/Violence
- Violence Against Women
Definition
What is violence against women?
DotS the definition of violence against women may vary. The United Nations General Assembly’s definition is:
Common or Not
How common is violence against women?
In Violence Against Women: Key Facts dated November 2017, the WHO include:
- “Global estimates published by WHO indicate that about 1 in 3 (35%) of women worldwide have experienced either physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence or non-partner sexual violence in their lifetime
- Most of this violence is intimate partner violence. Worldwide, almost one third (30%) of women who have been in a relationship report that they have experienced some form of physical and/or sexual violence by their intimate partner in their lifetime
- Globally, as many as 38% of murders of women are committed by a male intimate partner”.2
In the United States according to a statistic quoted by the (United States) National Domestic Violence Hotline in Domestic Violence Statistics:
In the United Kingdom according to 2019 statistics quoted by Refuge in Domestic Violence: The Facts – The Extent of Domestic Violence:
Two women a week are killed by a current or former partner in England and Wales alone.
In the year ending March 2019, 1.6 million women experienced domestic abuse”.4
Domestic Violence
What is domestic violence?
DotS the definition of domestic violence may vary. In Understand Relationship Abuse: We’re All Affected By the Issue of Domestic Violence – Abuse Defined the National Domestic Violence Hotline’s definition is:
In Domestic Violence: What Is Domestic Violence? the Refuge’s definition is:
The abuse can be physical, emotional, psychological, financial or sexual. Anyone forced to alter their behaviour because they are frightened of their partner’s reaction is being abused. It can begin at any stage of the relationship. Domestic violence is rarely a one-off. Incidents generally become more frequent and severe over time”.6
Pattern
Can domestic violence have a pattern?
Yes. In Domestic Violence Against Women: Recognize Patterns, Seek Help: Recognize Domestic Violence the (United States) Mayo Clinic elaborate on how to identify domestic violence.
Who
Who can domestic violence happen to?
The National Domestic Violence Hotline explain:
Facts
What are facts about violence against women everyone should know?
In International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women 25 November the United Nations elaborate on:
In general terms, it manifests itself in physical, sexual and psychological forms, encompassing:
- Intimate partner violence (battering, psychological abuse, marital rape, femicide)
- Sexual violence and harassment (rape, forced sexual acts, unwanted sexual advances, child sexual abuse, forced marriage, street)
- Harassment, stalking, cyber- harassment
- Human trafficking (slavery, sexual exploitation)
- Female genital mutilation; and
- Child marriage”.8
Intimate Partner Violence
What is intimate partner violence (IPV)?
DotS the definition of IPV may vary. In Relationships and Safety: Domestic or Intimate Partner Violence the Womenshealth.gov’s definition is:
The (United States) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s definition is:
Midlife and Intimate Partner Violence
Is there an association between midlife and older women, and intimate partner violence (IPV)?
In Associations of Intimate Partner Violence, Sexual Assault, and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder With Menopause Symptoms Among Midlife and Older Women: Key Points the authors note:
LGBTQ Violence
What is LGBTQ?
DotS LGBTQ can be an abbreviation for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning.
Is abuse in LGBTQ relationships, similar to their heterosexual peers?
In Abuse in LGBTQ+ Communities the National Domestic Violence Hotline elaborate on:
The Mayo Clinic also note:
- Tells you that authorities won’t help a lesbian, bisexual or transgender person
- Tells you that leaving the relationship means you’re admitting that lesbian, bisexual or transgender relationships are deviant
- Says women can’t be violent
- Justifies abuse by telling you that you’re not “really” lesbian, bisexual or transgender”.13
Elder Abuse
What is elder abuse?
Dots the definition of elder abuse may vary. In Abuse In Later Life the (United States) National Clearinghouse on Abuse In Later Life’s (NCALL) definition includes:
Help
What if I need help?
In Healthy Body: Domestic Violence and Abuse – Getting Help and Support for Domestic Violence the (United Kingdom) NHS (National Health Service) elaborate on:
Local Help
What if I would like local help?
If you would like local help your health care provider, local community health center, national and/or state Domestic Violence Helpline may be able to provide you with information/referral/support to resources/services close to you such as:
- Community Advocacy e.g. Childcare, Employment Resources, Permanent Housing
- Counseling
- Customized and Multicultural Services
- Emergency Shelter/Women’s Refuge
- Legal Advocacy
- Support Groups
- Transitional Housing
Emergency
What if I need help in an emergency or if I am in immediate danger?
If you need help in an emergency or if you are in immediate danger, call the Police.
Hotline/Helpline
Do some countries have a 24/7 National Domestic Violence hotline/helpline to call?
Yes. Your country may have a hotline/helpline similar to the United States’ 24/7 National Domestic Violence Hotline, Australia’s 24/7 National Sexual Assault, Domestic Family Violence Counselling Service 1800RESPECT or in the United Kingdom, Refuge’s The Freephone, 24-Hour National Domestic Abuse Helpline.
In What To Expect When You Contact Us: Your Safety Always Comes First the (United States) National Domestic Violence Hotline elaborate on “every contact to The Hotline is personal”16.
Phone Bill
Even though hotline/helpline calls may be free, can they appear on phone bills?
Depending on the Country, they may. If you think your phone bill may be checked, call from a friend’s phone, a work phone or what you consider a safe phone.
Website Escape Button
Can some violence against women website pages include an escape or exit button as a way to immediately leave the site?
Yes. In the Office on Women’s Health, United States Department of Health and Human Services, Womenshealth.gov’s section Relationships and Safety: Escape, topics may include an escape button on the left side of the page which instructs:
National Helplines
Where may I find my Country’s Helpline?
In Need Help? the [United Nations] UN Women include contact information for national helplines.
HotPeachPages
What is HotPeachPages?
HotPeachPages is an:
What do HotPeachPages note about their directory?
On their Home Page HotPeachPages note:
HotPeachPages include lists for:
- “Agencies in Countries A to Z
- 47 Multi-Lingual Publications
- Abuse Information In Languages A to K
- Abuse Information In Languages L to Z
- Africa: Domestic Violence Agencies
- Asia: Domestic Violence Agencies
- Australia: Domestic Violence Agencies
- Canada: Domestic Violence Agencies
- Caribbean: Domestic Violence Agencies
- Central America: Domestic Violence Agencies
- Europe: Domestic Violence Agencies
- Middle East: Domestic Violence Agencies
- New Zealand: Domestic Violence Agencies
- Pacific Islands: Domestic Violence Agencies
- South America: Domestic Violence Agencies
- USA: Domestic Violence Agencies”.20
The Pixel Project
What does The Pixel Project include?
In The Pixel Project’s Domestic Violence Resource Page the The Pixel Project elaborate on:
Health Topics A-Z
Where may I find Health Topics related to Violence Against Women?
In Health Topics A-Z you may find:
Violence Against Women Links
Where may I find Links related to Violence Against Women?
Your Country may have Links similar to:
Links
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- 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence – 2020 UNiTE Campaign Theme: “Orange the World: Fund, Respond, Prevent, Collect!”
- 16dayscampaign.org [Global 16 Days Campaign]
- 1800RESPECT.org [National Sexual Assault, Domestic Family Violence Counselling Service, Australia]
- 24-Hour National Domestic Violence Freephone Helpline [Refuge for Women and Children Against Domestic Violence, United Kingdom]
- Abuse In LGBTQ+ Communities
- Abuse In Later Life
- Am I In An Abusive Relationship?
- Anothercloset.com.au [Another Closet: Domestic & Family Violence and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex and Queer People (LGBTIQ)]
- Are You Experiencing Domestic Abuse? You Are Not Alone
- Associations of Intimate Partner Violence, Sexual Assault, and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder With Menopause Symptoms Among Midlife and Older Women
- COVID-19: Finding Safety When There Is Abuse At Home [+ Video Courtesy: Amanda Kubista-Owen / Social Worker / Mayo Clinic]
- Center for Women’s Global Leadership
- Cover Your Tracks Online
- Create A Safety Plan
- Date Rape Drugs
- Domestic Violence
- Domestic Violence Against Men: Recognize Domestic Violence Against Men
- Domestic Violence Against Women: Recognize Patterns, Seek Help
- Elder Abuse
- Ending Violence Against Women
- Facts and Figures: Ending Violence Against Women
- Female Genital Mutilation
- Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) + Videos]
- Female Genital Mutilation or Cutting
- Frequently Asked Questions: Types of Violence Against Women and Girls
- Futureswithoutviolence.org
- Healthy Body: Domestic Violence and Abuse [+ Video: Domestic Violence]
- Help for Abusive Partners
- Hotpeachpages.net [HotPeachesPages]
- In Focus: 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence
- InTouch.org.au: Multicultural Center Against Family Violence
- International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women 25 November
- Intimate Partner Violence
- I’m Worried About Someone Else
- National Center for Domestic Violence [United Kingdom]
- National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence [United States]
- National Domestic Violence Hotline [The Hotline.org]: Help for Abusive Partners [United States]
- National Domestic Violence Hotline [The Hotline.org]: Internet Safety: Stay Connected. Stay Safe
- National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month
- Ncall.us [The National Clearing House on Abuse In Later Life (NCALL), United States]
- Ncavd.org [National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV), United States]
- Nomore.org [No More, United States]
- Nomore.org [No More, United States]: Need Immediate Help?
- Nrcdv.org [National Resource Center on Domestic Violence, United States]
- Nsvrc.org [National Sexual Violence Resource Center, United States]
- Nsvrc.org [National Sexual Violence Resource Center, United States]: Directory of Organizations
- Online and Digital Abuse
- Press Release: As Impact of COVID-19 Intensifies, UN Women Calls for Concrete Actions To Respond To the Concurrent Shadow Pandemic
- Prevent Domestic Violence In Your Community
- RAINN.org [Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network, United States]
- Rapecrisis.og [Rape Crisis England & Wales]
- Recognising Abuse
- Refuge + 24 Hour National Domestic Abuse Helpline [United Kingdom]
- Relationships and Safety
- Relationships and Safety: Am I Being Abused?
- Relationships and Safety: Domestic or Intimate Partner Violence
- Relationships and Safety: Other Types of Violence and Abuse Against Women
- Relationships and Safety: Sexual Assault
- Relationships and Safety: Sexual Assault and Rape
- Sexual Assault Awareness Month 2020 [United States]
- Sexual Violence Is Preventable
- Spotlightinitiative.org [Spotlight Initiative]
- Stalking: Know It. Name It. Stop It.
- Survivor Stories
- Take Action: 10 Ways You Can Help End Violence Against Women, Even During A Pandemic
- The Experience of Intimate Partner Violence Among Older Women: A Narrative Review
- The Myths [Domestic Violence]
- The Pixel Project
- The Pixel Project: Domestic Violence Resource Page
- The Pixel Project: Female Genital Mutilation Resource Page
- The Pixel Project: Rape & Sexual Assault Resource Page
- The Pixel Project: Resources for Men To Stop Violence Against Women
- The Shadow Pandemic: Violence Against Women During COVID-19
- The Shadow Pandemic: Violence Against Women During COVID-19 – The Issue
- The Survivor’s Handbook
- The Survivor’s Handbook: Information In Other Languages
- UN Official Commemoration of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
- UN Women: Virtual Knowledge Centre To End Violence Against Women and Children [English, Español, Françis]
- Uksaysnomore.org [United Kingdom]: Safe Spaces
- Understand Relationship Abuse
- Unwomen.org: UN Women
- VetoViolence
- Victimsofcrime.org [National Center for Victims of Crime, United States]: Victim Connect Resource Center
- Violence Against Women
- Violence Prevention
- Violence Prevention: Elder Abuse
- Violence Prevention: Intimate Partner Violence [+ Video: What Is Intimate Partner Violence?]
- Violence Prevention: Sexual Violence [+ Video: What Is Sexual Violence?]
- Violence and Injury Prevention: Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence (Violence Against Women)
- Watch for Warning Signs of Relationship Violence
- What Is A Safety Plan?
- What Is Domestic Abuse?
- What Is Domestic Violence?
- When Your Partner Threatens Suicide
- Whiteribbon.org.au [White Ribbon Australia | Prevent Men’s Violence Against Women]
- Womensaid.org.uk [Women’s AID, United Kingdom]
- Women’s Experiences of Domestic Violence and Abuse [Video Interview Stories]
- Women’s Stories
- Your Right To A Better World
Sources
Where may I find the Sources quoted?
You may find the Sources quoted at:
Sources
- Violence Against Women: Introduction. 29 November 2017. World Health Organization https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/violence-against-women Accessed: 11 October 2020
- Violence Against Women (A/RES/48/104). United Nations https://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/vaw/v-overview.htm Accessed: 11 October 2020
- Domestic Violence Statistics. National Domestic Violence Hotline https://www.thehotline.org/stakeholders/domestic-violence-statistics/ Accessed: 11 October 2020
- Domestic Violence: The Facts – The Extent of Domestic Violence. Refuge https://www.refuge.org.uk/our-work/forms-of-violence-and-abuse/domestic-violence/domestic-violence-the-facts/ Accessed: 11 October 2020
- Understand Relationship Abuse: We’re All Affected By the Issue of Domestic Violence – Abuse Defined National Domestic Violence Hotline https://www.thehotline.org/is-this-abuse/abuse-defined/ Accessed: 11 October 2020
- Domestic Violence: What Is Domestic Violence? Refuge https://www.refuge.org.uk/our-work/forms-of-violence-and-abuse/domestic-violence/ Accessed: 11 October 2020
- Understand Relationship Abuse: We’re All Affected By the Issue of Domestic Violence – Abuse Defined National Domestic Violence Hotline https://www.thehotline.org/is-this-abuse/abuse-defined/ Accessed: 11 October 2020
- International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women 25 November. United Nations https://www.un.org/en/events/endviolenceday Accessed: 14 November 2020
- Relationships and Safety: Domestic or Intimate Partner Violence. Medical Review In 2017. Page Last Updated: 07 June 2018. Office on Women’s Health, United States Department of Health and Human Services, Womenshealth.gov https://www.womenshealth.gov/relationships-and-safety/domestic-violence Accessed: 11 October 2020
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- Abuse In LGBTQ+ Communities. National Domestic Violence Hotline https://www.thehotline.org/resources/abuse-in-lgbtq-communities/ Accessed: 11 October 2020
- Domestic Violence Against Women: Recognize Patterns, Seek Help. 25 February 2020. Mayo Clinic https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-living/adult-health/in-depth/domestic-violence/art-20048397 Accessed: 11 October 2020
- Abuse In Later Life. National Clearing House on Abuse In Later Life https://www.ncall.us/abuse-in-later-life/ Accessed: 11 October 2020
- Healthy Body: Domestic Violence and Abuse – Getting Help and Support for Domestic Violence. Page Last Reviewed: 30 December 2019. NHS (National Health Service) https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/healthy-body/getting-help-for-domestic-violence/#getting-help-and-support-for-domestic-violence Accessed: 11 October 2020
- What To Expect When You Contact Us: Your Safety Always Comes First. National Domestic Violence Hotline https://www.thehotline.org/what-to-expect-when-you-contact-us/ Accessed: 11 October 2020
- Relationships and Safety: Escape. Medical Review In 2017. Page Last Updated: 17 May 2019. Office on Women’s Health, United States Department of Health and Human Services, Womenshealth.gov https://www.womenshealth.gov/relationships-and-safety Accessed: 11 October 2020
- HotPeachPages. HotPeachPages https://www.hotpeachpages.net/ Accessed: 11 October 2020
- HotPeachPages. HotPeachPages https://www.hotpeachpages.net/ Accessed: 11 October 2020
- HotPeachPages. HotPeachPages https://www.hotpeachpages.net/ Accessed: 11 October 2020
- Domestic Violence Resource Page. The Pixel Project. https://www.thepixelproject.net/resources/domestic-violence-incest-resource-page/ Accessed: 11 October 2020