Sexual violence against women in the South Asian country of Bangladesh is on a dangerously increase, despite a recent rule passed by the local government under which the assaulters are charged with the death penalty. #Bangladesh #WION #GenderViolence About Channel: WION -The Wo...
`Gender Violence and Development Discourse in Bangladesh', International Social Science Journal, 57(2): 219-30.Khan, F.C. ( 2005 ) ‘Gender Violence and Development Discourse in Bangladesh’ , International Social Science Journal 57 . 2 : 219 – 30 ....
Acid attacks on women, and occasionally men, are unfair and horrific acts that commonly occur in Southeast Asian countries like India, Bangladesh, and Pakistan, among others. Surprisingly reports of this type of violence have started to spring up in the Western Hemisphere in the South American co...
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The reports below point to critical efforts being made within the gender paradigm, showcasing how eliminating gender-based violence and child marriage, as well as enhancing family planning and maternal health, present the strongest cost-benefit ratios in terms of closing the gender gap, and improvin...
GENEVA, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- Worsening socio-economic conditions, new and ongoing conflicts and shortfalls in humanitarian funding are increasing the risk of gender-based violence for forcibly displaced women and girls, the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said here on Friday. ...
Miranti is one of the growing number of Indonesian women who are taking self-defense classes as gender-based violence remains a challenge in the world’s most populous Muslim-majority nation. “Government protection usually comes after violence has happened, while...
EvenSweden, one of the most gender-equal countries in the world, has a problem with gender-based violence. An Amnesty report in 2005 highlighted how incidents of domestic violence against women were climbing, and the country was urged to take steps to curb it. ...
Justification of Intimate Partner Violence in Rural Bangladesh: What Survey Questions Fail to Capture Studies in Family Planning, 42 (1) (2011), pp. 21-28, 10.1111/j.1728-4465.2011.00261.x Google Scholar Schuman and Presser, 1996 H. Schuman, S. Presser Questions and Answers in Attitude Surve...
The paper explores the effects of rapid increases in gender parity in primary schooling in Bangladesh and Malawi on gender inequities in schools and communities. Based on an analysis of comparative case studies of marginalized communities, we argue that educational initiatives focused on achieving ...