[homeles_ot-l] FW: Violence Against Women: An International Perspective

[Lynne Browne]

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From: Paul Wallace [mailto:Paul.Wallace at rohcg.on.ca] 
Sent: February 5, 2008 2:31 PM
To: Browne, Lynne
Subject: Violence Against Women: An International Perspective

Hello Lynne,

I would be very appreciative if you could circulate this information on a
new book:  Violence Against Women: An International perspective.

Regards,
Paul

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A new book entitled Violence Against Women: An International Perspective
 
Violence against women has been described by the Secretary-General of the
United Nations as
the most shameful human rights violation and perhaps the most pervasive.
 
A resolution by the UN General Assembly in December 2006 called for
intensified efforts to
eliminate violence against women, including the expansion of systematic data
collection and
analysis. Improved data and information are required to make such violence
visible, to better
understand its nature and prevalence, and to formulate appropriate policies.
 
A new book entitled Violence Against Women: An International Perspective,
presents the
results of the International Violence Against Women Survey which interviewed
23,000 women
from nine different countries. Highlights include:
 
In the majority of countries, between 22% and 40% of women have been
assaulted by an intimate partner
Between 10% and 31% have been sexually assaulted by men other than intimate
partners
Risk of committing violence against an intimate partner is higher for male
partners who:
Use controlling or emotionally abusive behaviours
Abuse alcohol
Are violent toward others outside the home
Witness or experience parental violence in childhood
 Intimate partner violence is reported to the police in fewer than 20% of
cases
Sexual assault is reported to the police in fewer than 10% of cases
 
For more information, see Johnson, H., Ollus, N. & Nevala, S. (2008).
Violence Against
Women: An International Perspective. New York: Springer.              
 
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Lynne Browne 
Coordinator, Alliance to End Homelessness 
147 Besserer Street, Ottawa ON  K1N 6A7 
613-241-7913 x 205, lbrowne at ysb.on.ca 
www.endhomelessnessottawa.ca 
 


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