Ending Violence Against Women and Girls


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 Ending Violence Against Women and Girls

 In this lesson, we will discuss the brutal facts surrounding violence against women and girls, such as the high prevalence, health, and economic impacts of this human rights violation, and the devastating consequences for individuals, families, communities, and societies (UN Women, n.d.). We will also talk about the responsibility that men have in preventing gender-based violence, and we will learn about some of the approaches to addressing it.

 Since 2009, some experts have been part of a global campaign to activate youth to stop the violence against women and girls through a global initiative called the Man Up Campaign (Man Up Campaign, n.d.). This campaign challenges each of us to “man up” and declare that violence against women and girls must end. It uses the universal platforms of sport, music, technology, and the arts to partner with young men and women around the world and provide them with innovative training, resources, and support to develop and implement youth-informed initiatives in their own communities.

Violence against women and girls, irrespective of what community, country, or continent where one lives, is one of the most pervasive challenges facing humankind. The consequences across society demonstrate the range and severity of the crisis (UN Women, n.d.)

 Prevalence: One out of every three women around the world has been beaten, coerced into sex, or otherwise abused in her lifetime (UN Women, n.d.).

Education: Girls and young women who are victims of sexual violence can be limited in their educational opportunities and achievements, affecting their capacity to earn a viable income (UN Women, n.d.).

 Economy: When women and girls are oppressed by violence and intimidation, businesses and government agencies are impacted — from employee absences, security costs, prosecution of alleged perpetrators, and increased poverty from a shrunken workforce of female citizens unable to work at their full capacity (UN Women, n.d.).

 In addition to the social and economic costs, violence against women and girls also has serious health implications. Women who have experienced violence are at a higher risk of HIV infection. A critical survey several years ago among South African women showed that those who were beaten by their partners were 48% more likely to be infected with HIV than those who were not beaten (UN Women, n.d.).

As advocates and leaders within your respective organizations and communities, you have an opportunity, a responsibility, to mitigate and halt this pernicious phenomenon. One of the ways to do so is to ensure that women and girls who have experienced violence have access to quality, multi-sectoral services essential for their safety, protection, and recovery, such as those offered by UN Women or the Spotlight Initiative (UN Women, n.d.). 

 These services include health care, legal aid, psychosocial support, and safe accommodation. Another way is to work with partners to enhance data collection and analysis to provide a better understanding of the nature, magnitude, and consequences of violence against women and girls, and to inform evidence-based policies and programmes to prevent and respond to it (UN Women, n.d.).

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References

UN Women. (n.d.). What we do: Ending violence against women. Retrieved April 20, 2024, from https://www.unwomen.org/en/what-we-do/ending-violence-against-women

Man Up Campaign. (n.d.). Man Up Campaign – Global Movement Builder. Retrieved April 20, 2024, from https://www.manupcampaign.org/




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