Violence against women can be divided into four broad categories: mental abuse
, physical violence, violence in the home, ... The majority of the world's extreme
poor live in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia in areas, especially rural regions,
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Author: Kathleen M. Nadeau
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
ISBN: 9781440862243
Category: Social Science
Page: 260
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This important and timely reference work examines violence against women and gender-based discrimination around the world, providing a global perspective on why this kind of oppression is still occurring in the 21st century. • Enables a fuller comprehension of how contemporary ideas about gender and power are being debated, reinforced, and challenged • Offers a repository of key concepts used by local scholars and country specialists who study gender-based violence • Sheds light on gender-based violence and women's advocacy against discrimination that is occurring around the world • Lists major events that have occurred in relation to women and violence around the world through history in a chronology • Offers insightful information related to the chapters in sidebars throughout the text