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  2. Violence against women - Wikipedia

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    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. Such violence is often considered a form of hate crime , [ 4 ] committed against persons specifically because they are of the female gender , and ...

  3. Gender-related violence - Wikipedia

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    Gender-based violence refers to any kind of violence directed against people due to their gender or gender identification, culture may have a role to play, being lower in egalitarianism societies and higher in patriarchal, misogynistic societies.

  4. Online gender-based violence - Wikipedia

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    While online gender-based violence can target anyone, it disproportionately targets those who identify as female. This violence and targeted harassment comes in many forms. One common space where online gender-based violence occurs is in the blogosphere. This is a male-dominated space where female bloggers are criticized at a higher rate than ...

  5. Gender-based violence - Wikipedia

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  6. 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence - Wikipedia

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    Every year, the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence Campaign either introduces a new theme, or continues an old theme. The theme focuses on one particular area of gender inequality and works to bring attention to these issues and make changes that will have an impact.

  7. School-related gender-based violence - Wikipedia

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    School-related gender-based violence (SRGBV) can be defined as acts or threats of sexual, physical or psychological violence happening in and around schools. This type of violence is due to gender norms and stereotypes. It can include verbal abuse, bullying, sexual abuse, harassment and other types of violence. SRGBV is widely spread around the ...

  8. Violence against women in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Forced sterilization is recognized as a type of gender-based violence. [24] In the United States, Native American, Mexican American, African American and Puerto Rican-American women were coerced into sterilization programs, with Native Americans and African Americans especially being targeted.

  9. Domestic violence - Wikipedia

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    The Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment, and Eradication of Violence against Women defines violence against women as "any act or conduct, based on gender, which causes death or physical, sexual or psychological harm or suffering to women, whether in the public or the private sphere". [385]