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Overcoming violence against women and girls : the international campaign to eradicate a worldwide problem

Written for students, policy makers, activists, and public health workers, this book overviews the scope of the problem of gender-based violence worldwide and examines work underway to eradicate it. Issues discussed include trafficking in women, violence against domestic and migrant workers, and the role of men in eradicating gender-based violence
Print Book, English, ©2003
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham, Md., ©2003
x, 255 pages ; 24 cm
9780742524996, 9780742525009, 074252499X, 0742525007
50124454
Confronting structural violence against women and girls : the principle and practice of gender equality
Sexual violence against women and girls
Physical abuse
Culture, traditional practices, and gender-based violence
The role of education
The Authenticity Project
The development of emotional competence
The role of men in eradicating gender-based violence
Why have hope? : some final reflections on the global campaign to eradicate gender-based violence
Appendix A. Declaration on the elimination of violence against women
Appendix B. Convention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women
Appendix C. Draft convention against sexual exploitation (January 1994)
Appendix D. Summary of the global platform for action and the Beijing declaration
Appendix E. Mission statement for the Authenticity Project