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-'''Violence against women''' is a [[Technical terminology|technical term]] used to collectively refer to violent acts that are primarily or exclusively committed against [[woman|women]]. Similar to a [[hate crime]], this type of violence targets a specific group with the victim's [[gender]] as a primary motive.+'''Violence against women''' ('''VAW'''), also known as '''gender-based violence''' is, collectively, violent acts that are primarily or exclusively committed against [[woman|women]]. Sometimes considered a [[hate crime]], this type of violence targets a specific group with the victim's [[gender]] as a primary motive. This type of violence is gender-based, meaning that the acts of violence are committed against women expressly because they are women. The UN [[Declaration on the Elimination of Violence Against Women]] states, "violence against women is a manifestation of historically unequal power relations between men and women" and "violence against women is one of the crucial social mechanisms by which women are forced into a subordinate position compared with men."
-The [[United Nations General Assembly]] defines "violence against women" as ''"any act of gender-based violence that results in, or is likely to result in, [[physical abuse|physical]], [[sexual abuse|sexual]] or [[emotional abuse|mental]] harm or suffering to women, including threats of such acts, coercion or arbitrary deprivation of [[liberty]], whether occurring in public or in private life."'' The 1993 [[Declaration on the Elimination of Violence Against Women]] noted that this violence could be perpetrated by assailants of either gender, family members and even the "State" itself.+[[Kofi Annan]], [[Secretary-General of the United Nations]], declared in a 2006 report posted on the [[United Nations Development Fund for Women]] (UNIFEM) website:<blockquote>Violence against women and girls is a problem of [[pandemic]] proportions. At least one out of every three women around the world has been beaten, coerced into sex, or otherwise abused in her lifetime with the abuser usually someone known to her.</blockquote>
-Worldwide governments and organizations actively work to combat violence against women through a variety of programs. A [[UN resolution]] designated 25 November as ''[[International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women]]''.+Violence against women can fit into several broad categories. These include violence carried out by "individuals" as well as "states". Some of the forms of violence perpetrated by individuals are: [[rape]], [[domestic violence]], [[sexual harassment]], [[reproductive coercion]], [[female infanticide]], [[sex selective abortion|prenatal sex selection]], obstetric violence, and [[mob violence]]; as well as harmful customary or traditional practices such as [[honor killings]], [[dowry death|dowry violence]], [[female genital mutilation]], [[marriage by abduction]] and [[forced marriage]]. Some forms of violence are perpetrated or condoned by the state such as [[war rape]]; [[sexual violence]] and [[sexual slavery]] during conflict; [[forced sterilization]]; [[forced abortion]]; violence by the police and authoritative personnel; [[stoning]] and [[flogging]]. Many forms of VAW, such as [[trafficking in women]] and [[forced prostitution]] are often perpetrated by organized criminal networks.
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 +The [[World Health Organization]] (WHO), in its research on VAW, has analyzed and categorized the different forms of VAW occurring through all stages of life from before birth to old age.
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 +In recent years, there has been a trend of approaching VAW at an international level, through instruments such as conventions; or, in the [[European Union]], through [[Directive (European Union)|directive]]s, such as the directive against [[sexual harassment]],
==See also== ==See also==
-*[[Acid attack]]+*[[Bodily integrity]]
-*[[Bride burning]]+*[[Children's rights]]
-*[[Domestic violence]]+*[[Eve teasing]]
-*[[Female genital mutilation]]+*[[List of incidents of violence against women]], list of notable incidents of violence against women sorted by country and year
-*[[Foot binding]] (historical)+*[[Military sexual trauma]]
-*[[Human trafficking]]+*[[Misogyny in horror films]]
-*[[Infibulation]]+*[[Rhinotomy]]
-*[[Lissette Ochoa's domestic violence case]]+*[[School-related gender-based violence (SRGBV)]]
-*[[Murder of pregnant women]]+*[[Sexism]]
-*[[Response based therapy]]+*[[Sexual assault in the U.S. military]]
-*[[Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence]]+*[[United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325]]
-*[[Sati (practice)|Sati]]+*[[Violence against LGBT people]]
-*[[Sexual slavery]]+
-*[[Violence Against Women Act]]+
-*[[Widow inheritance]]+
-*[[Shows red card to abuser]]+
*[[Violence against men]] *[[Violence against men]]
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Violence against women (VAW), also known as gender-based violence is, collectively, violent acts that are primarily or exclusively committed against women. Sometimes considered a hate crime, this type of violence targets a specific group with the victim's gender as a primary motive. This type of violence is gender-based, meaning that the acts of violence are committed against women expressly because they are women. The UN Declaration on the Elimination of Violence Against Women states, "violence against women is a manifestation of historically unequal power relations between men and women" and "violence against women is one of the crucial social mechanisms by which women are forced into a subordinate position compared with men."

Kofi Annan, Secretary-General of the United Nations, declared in a 2006 report posted on the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) website:
Violence against women and girls is a problem of pandemic proportions. At least one out of every three women around the world has been beaten, coerced into sex, or otherwise abused in her lifetime with the abuser usually someone known to her.

Violence against women can fit into several broad categories. These include violence carried out by "individuals" as well as "states". Some of the forms of violence perpetrated by individuals are: rape, domestic violence, sexual harassment, reproductive coercion, female infanticide, prenatal sex selection, obstetric violence, and mob violence; as well as harmful customary or traditional practices such as honor killings, dowry violence, female genital mutilation, marriage by abduction and forced marriage. Some forms of violence are perpetrated or condoned by the state such as war rape; sexual violence and sexual slavery during conflict; forced sterilization; forced abortion; violence by the police and authoritative personnel; stoning and flogging. Many forms of VAW, such as trafficking in women and forced prostitution are often perpetrated by organized criminal networks.

The World Health Organization (WHO), in its research on VAW, has analyzed and categorized the different forms of VAW occurring through all stages of life from before birth to old age.

In recent years, there has been a trend of approaching VAW at an international level, through instruments such as conventions; or, in the European Union, through directives, such as the directive against sexual harassment,

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