Preventing violence against women students everywhere
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Date
2012-09
Authors
Chege, Fatuma N.
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Abstract
This paper addresses issues of violence against women and girls with spec
ial reference to tertiary
institutions and drawing examples particularly from university colleges and campuses. In the
discussions,
various
forms of VAWG are flagged out to demonstrate the nature and contexts within
which they occur. The paper acknowledges that while male in the same institutions may experience
comparable gender
-
based violence from women or other men,
research has shown
that
p
roportionately more women than men suffer this kind of violence and that its consequences results
in relatively greater devastating effects
for
women. Within tertiary institutions, it is arguable that the
relatively free atmosphere
that has minimal restric
tion on
dating, partying and mating presents
unprecedented risks which most women students tend to take for granted and which their male peers
also take advantage of to practice masculinities characterised by
pervasive
sexual violence such as
rape, harassm
ent, stalking and verbalised sexual abuse. Social constructionist theory guides the
discussion
s
leading to recommendations for preventive measures which locate education
, awareness
creation and skills
-
building as the fundamental drivers of policy
-
directed
strategies aimed at
preventing violence before it occurs
to demand second order responses.
Description
UN Women In cooperation with ESCAP, UNDP, UNFPA, UNICEF and WHO Expert Group Meeting Prevention of violence against women and girls
Keywords
sexual misconduct, date - rape drug, acquaintance/date rape, tertiary institutions, VAWG