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Violence against women – particularly intimate partner violence and sexual violence – is a major public health problem and a violation of women's human rights.
Violence against women does not mean only physical violence. It is much broader and includes sexual, emotional, psychological and financial abuse. The National Plan targets two main types of violence against women – domestic and family violence, and sexual assault.
The Violence Against Women Act, signed by President Bill Clinton on Sept. 13, 1994, was the first federal legislative package to designate domestic violence and sexual assault as crimes and...
Violence against women (VAW), also known as gender-based violence[1][2] and sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV), [3] is violent acts primarily committed by men or boys against women or girls.
Violence against women – particularly intimate partner violence and sexual violence – is a major public and clinical health problem and a violation of women's human rights. It is rooted in and perpetuates gender inequalities.
Young women, low-income women and some minorities are disproportionately victims of domestic violence and rape. Women ages 20-24 are at greatest risk of nonfatal domestic violence 8, and women age 24 and under suffer from the highest rates of rape. 9 The Justice Department estimates that one in five women will experience rape or attempted rape ...
This article provides an overview of the main forms of violence against women and girls, along with other commonly used terms, that any gender equality activist should have in their vocabulary toolkit.