gendr based violence

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LEG2410 ENGLISH FOR GENERAL COMMUNICATION
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Table of content

• Definition of GBV
• Forms of GBV in Namibia
• Causes of GBV
• Effects of GBV
• Possible solutions

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GBV

• Gender based violence Gender-based violence
  (GBV) is the general term used to capture
  violence that occurs as a result of the normative
  role expectations associated with each gender,
  along with the unequal power relationships
  between the two genders, within the context of a
  specific society. .

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Forms of gender based violence

• Physical violence
• The physical assaults may or may not cause
  injuries.
• Economical violence
• Financial abuse
• Psychological violence
• Bullying, Control ,Embarrassment
• Sexual harassment
• Marital rape
• forced marriage

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• poverty is one of the key contributors to
  gender-based violence,
• alcohol consumption also contribute to the
  large-scale occurrence of violence.
• Traditional social norms such as child marriage
  and gender inequality in Namibia are thought to
  create an enabling environment for various forms
  of GBV.

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Effects of GBV

• Psychological
• anxiety, fear, disorder, depression, suicide,
• alcohol or drug use.
• Physical
• injury, disability,
• chronic health problems
• Sexual
• reproductive health problems (contracting
  sexually transmitted diseases,
• spread of HIV/AIDS, high risk of unwanted
  pregnancies
• Economical
• Job loss due to absenteeism as a result of
  violence
• Negative impact on womens income generating power

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• Legal Responses
• The criminalization of all forms of GBV domestic
  violence, rape, sexual harassment, psychological
  violence
• Education
• School systems are instrumental to stopping GBV
  before it starts. sexuality education, school
  counselling programs and school health services.
• Media Information and Awareness
• Campaigns The media is a key conduit for making
  GBV visible, advertising solutions, informing
  policymakers and educating the public about legal
  rights and how to recognize and address GBV.

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References

1. Bloom d, Jack b, (2008)Gender-based violence
   (GBV) or violence against women (VAW)?
2. Ganley, Anne L. (1998) Improving the Health
   Care Response to Domestic Violence A Resource
   Manual for Health Care Providers
3. http//www.achpr.org/english/_info/women_en.html
4. http//reliefweb.int/Climbing against
   gender-based violence A quest for dignity,
   equality and justice/