Gender Based

violence
Aim of the session:

To introduce students to the study, prevention and

control of injuries related to gender- based violence
with a focus on married couple violence.
Specific objective:

At the end of the session, the students will be able to:

1. Define gender violence & married couple violence.
2. List possible Forms of Gender based violence.
3. Identify the forms of physical, emotional & sexual punishments in
married couple
4. Discuss intimate partner violence as a worldwide problem.
Specific objective:

At the end of the session, the students will be able to:

5. Explain the risk of being a victim of married couple violence.

6. Discuss the consequences of intimate partner violence.
7. State the general & the community prevention approaches against
married couple violence consequences.
8. List the principles of good practice when designing prevention
interventions.
Gender Violence

any act of gender-based violence that results in, or is likely to result

in:

-physical, sexual, or

-psychological harm

-suffering for women

including threats of such acts, coercion, or arbitrary deprivations of liberty,

-whether occurring in public or private life

-UNITED NATION (UN)

Forms of Gender
based violence

VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IS THAT

PERFORMED BY HER HUSBAND
-Married couple violence.
 Forms of Gender
based violence

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 Forms of Gender
based violence

How to end abuse?

Worldwide overview of the problem
 Risk of being a victim of
intimate partner violence /
married couple violence

Gender - females are more likely to be victims

Gender inequalities within the relationship
Cultural or ethnic group
Weapon availability
Cultural practices
Why Intimate Partner Violence
Occur

At the level of the individual

At the community level
At the societal level
Consequences of
married couple
Violence
 Provision of screening services

Direct support of victims

Reform laws and/or improve General prevention approaches

police practices
against married couple violence
consequences
Increasing public awareness
Community-based
outreach work (by visiting victims of violence)
prevention
community-based groups to evaluate services
approaches
prevention campaigns aimed at increasing
awareness
school programmes addressing these issues
 Principles of Good
Practice
For interventions or programmes for prevention.

1. Actions to address violence should take place at national and local levels.
This would be achieved through the establishment of legal and social frameworks
that enhance and support the activities at local levels.

2. Women should be Involved in programme development and implementation.

Womens participation and decisions are crucial for greater effectiveness.
Programmes aimed at ensuring safety for women have shown better outcomes.
 Principles of Good Practice

3. Efforts should be made to change institutional responses.

Training efforts and activities are enhanced and effective in the long term only if
appropriate institutional policies and responses are in place.

4. Interventions should include multiple sectors.

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