Blog #4 Ending Violence Against Women
Violence against woman has been happening around the
world for centuries. Research suggest that “1 in 3, or 35% of women worldwide
has experienced either physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence or sexual
violence by a non-partner (not including sexual harassment) at some point in
there lives” ("Facts and
figures: Ending violence against women", 2020). As a domestic violence victim, myself, I do
not find this hard to believe. So many women are scared and even feel like it
is their fault and in turn they do nothing about the abuse they suffer. I suffered with this physical and metal pain
for 27 years of my life, before I sought help and divorce. It is disturbing to
read the facts that “87,000 women who were intentionally killed in 2017
globally, ore than half (50,000-50%) were killed by intimate partners or family
members” ("Facts and figures:
Ending violence against women", 2020).
Though we often do not consider it but there are health
consequences that women suffer from violence. “For many they have fatal
outcomes like homicide or suicide, STD’s, 42% of women suffer injuries from
domestic violence” ("Violence
against women", 2020).
There are many risk factors associated with intimate
partner and sexual violence. Some of the risk factors may include “ lower
levels of education, witnessing family violence, antisocial personality disorder,
having multiple partners, attitudes that condone violence last but not least low
levels of women’s access to paid employment” ("Violence against women", 2020) .
How can we stop assaults from being committed against women? I find this to be a very strong and good question.
We could start by creating laws and enforce existing laws
that protect women from discrimination and violence, including rape, beatings,
verbal abuse, mutilation, torture, “honor” killings and trafficking. Violators should
carry heavy jail or prison sentences, not just programs to attend and
probation. Educate community members on
their responsibilities under international and national human rights laws. Start
with educating our youth so as they mature, they know this behavior is not appropriate.
We need to better educate women on their rights, let know that this type of
life does not have to be a death sentence, there is help. More women need to
come together and raise their voices let it be known that this will no longer
be tolerated. We should help one another and show care for one another.
“An abuser can seem emotionally needy. You can get caught in a trap of catering to him, trying to fill a bottomless pit. But he’s not so much needy as entitled, so no matter how much you give him, it will never be enough. He will just keep coming up with more demands because he believes his needs are your responsibility, until you feel drained down to nothing.”
― Why Does He Do That?: Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men
References:
Domestic Violence Quotes (294 quotes). Goodreads.com. (2020). Retrieved 15 July 2020, from https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/domestic-violence.
Facts and
figures: Ending violence against women. UN Women. (2020).
Retrieved 15 July 2020, from https://www.unwomen.org/en/what-we-do/ending-violence-against-women/facts-and-figures.
Violence
against women. Who.int. (2020).
Retrieved 15 July 2020, from
https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/violence-against-women.
I agree that violators need to be punished and sentenced. I also believe that behavior is a learned behavior and if not dealt with will continue. People who are violators outside will be violators in the system as well. Not all people incarcerated are violent offenders yet we subject them to violence every day. What happens when they are released? The offense continues most of the times more violently. We imprisoned one violator and created who knows how many more violators.
ReplyDeleteVictims and violators need professional care. If we want violence against women to end we need to treat the root of the problem, where it begins and where it ends.
Hi Yvonne, I agree that we need better measures here on the home front to stop the violence against women. I hate that men who commit rape, or murder are given such petty sentences. I think the best we can do is advocate for better law making and protection. I myself believe women should carry a gun, you never know who can over power you and take advantage of you. I also found out programs like the National Domestic Violence Hotline offer plans and programs to help victims escape their situations. Thank you for bringing awareness to this atrocity!
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