Ending violence against women: from words to action/ (Record no. 151326)
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fixed length control field | 00390nam a2200133Ia 4500 |
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International Standard Book Number | 9211302536 |
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Transcribing agency | CUS |
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
Classification number | 305.42 |
Item number | UNI/E |
245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
Title | Ending violence against women: from words to action/ |
Statement of responsibility, etc. | United Nations. Division for the Advancement of Women. |
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
Place of publication, distribution, etc. | New York: |
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | United Nations, |
Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2007. |
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
Extent | xviii, 190 p. |
Dimensions | 23 cm. |
505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
Formatted contents note | 1. Introduction --<br/>Scope of the study --<br/>Methodology --<br/>2. Overview --<br/>Introduction --<br/>International attention : the women's movement and the United Nations --<br/>Violence against women : a form of discrimination and human rights violation --<br/>Consequences of addressing violence against women as a human rights concern --<br/>Integrating violence against women and expanding the scope of action --<br/>Challenges and obstacles --<br/>3. The context and causes of violence against women --<br/>Introduction --<br/>The broad context and structural causes of violence against women --<br/>Patriarchy and other relations of dominance and subordination --<br/>Culture and violence against women --<br/>Economic inequalities and violence against women --<br/>Causal and risk factors for violence against women --<br/>Use of violence in conflict resolution --<br/>Doctrines of privacy --<br/>State inaction --<br/>Risk factors for violence --<br/>Implications for state and intergovernmental action. 4. Forms, consequences and costs of violence against women --<br/>Introduction --<br/>Forms and manifestations of violence against women in various settings --<br/>Violence against women within the family --<br/>Intimate partner violence --<br/>Harmful traditional practices --<br/>Violence against women in the community --<br/>Femicide : the gender-based murder of a woman --<br/>Sexual violence by non-partners --<br/>Sexual harassment and violence in the workplace, educational institutions and in sport --<br/>Trafficking in women --<br/>Violence against women perpetrated or condoned by the state --<br/>Custodial violence against women --<br/>Forced sterilization --<br/>Violence against women in armed conflict --<br/>Violence against women and multiple discrimination --<br/>Areas requiring enhanced attention --<br/>Health consequences --<br/>Social and intergenerational impacts --<br/>Economic costs of violence against women. 5. Collection data on violence against women --<br/>Introduction --<br/>Population-based surveys --<br/>Gaps and challenges in population-based data on violence against women --<br/>Types of violence measured --<br/>Ethical and safety issues --<br/>Study design and implementation --<br/>Other sources of data and information on violence against women --<br/>Service-based data --<br/>Health services --<br/>Criminal and civil justice sectors --<br/>Other services --<br/>Gaps and challenges in service-based data on violence against women --<br/>Qualitative data collection --<br/>Evaluation research --<br/>Forms of violence against women that are under-documented --<br/>Femicide --<br/>Sexual violence against women in armed conflict and post-conflict situations --<br/>Trafficking in women and girls --<br/>Sexual harassment and violence in workplaces and schools --<br/>Violence in institutional settings and correctional facilities --<br/>Indicators on violence against women --<br/>Improving data collection on violence against women. 6. The responsibility of the state to address violence against women --<br/>Introduction --<br/>State responsibility --<br/>Addressing violence against women --<br/>Legal and policy framework --<br/>Criminal justice system --<br/>Investigation --<br/>Prosecution and punishment of perpetrators of violence against women --<br/>Remedies for victims of violence against women --<br/>Support services --<br/>Modifying attitudes and behaviour --<br/>Capacity-building and training --<br/>Data and statistics --<br/>Gaps in implementation of international standards at the national level --<br/>Legislation and its implementation --<br/>Training --<br/>Provision of services --<br/>Attitudes and stereotypes --<br/>Data and research --<br/>Actions to be taken by states to meet their international obligations. 7. Promising practices and challenges for implementation --<br/>Introduction --<br/>Promising practices in law --<br/>Guiding principles for promising practices in law and the justice system --<br/>Legal framework --<br/>Enactment of laws --<br/>Implementation of laws --<br/>Monitoring laws --<br/>Periodic review and revision of laws --<br/>Criminal law --<br/>Prosecution and punishment of perpetrators --<br/>Protection of victims' rights --<br/>Civil remedies --<br/>Specialized laws and procedures to address violence against women --<br/>Other areas of law --<br/>The application of international law by national courts --<br/>Promising practices in the provision of services --<br/>Guiding principles for promising practices in the provision of services --<br/>Forms of service provision --<br/>Health services --<br/>Sexual assault centres --<br/>Hotlines and helplines --<br/>Shelters --<br/>Self-help groups and counselling services --<br/>Legal services --<br/>Services for victims of trafficking --<br/>Services for victims/survivors of violence against women during and after armed conflict --<br/>Coordination and multiagency work --<br/>Promising practices in prevention --<br/>Guiding principles of promising practices in prevention --<br/>Prevention strategies --<br/>Advocacy and campaigns --<br/>Community mobilization --<br/>Working with men --<br/>Using the news media and information technology --<br/>Promoting public safety --<br/>Education and capacity-building --<br/>Other prevention strategies --<br/>Challenges for implementation --<br/>Inconsistent efforts and inadequate resources indicating a lack of political will --<br/>Lack of a comprehensive and integrated approach --<br/>Lack of funding --<br/>Failure to end impunity --<br/>The intersection of multiple forms of discrimination --<br/>Lack of evaluation. 8. Conclusion and recommendations --<br/>Conclusion --<br/>End impunity and take action to address violence against women --<br/>Recommendations at the national level --<br/>Secure gender equality and protect women's human rights --<br/>Exercise leadership to end violence against women --<br/>Close the gaps between international standards and national laws, policies and practices --<br/>Strengthen the knowledge base on all forms of violence against women to inform policy and strategy development --<br/>Build and sustain strong multisectoral strategies, coordinated nationally and locally --<br/>Allocate adequate resources and funding --<br/>Recommendations at the international level --<br/>Intergovernmental level --<br/>United Nations system. Tables --<br/>1. Sexual violence against women in conflict settings --<br/>Boxes --<br/>1. Definitions of violence against women --<br/>2. The Beijing Platform for Action --<br/>3. Prevention and responding to violence against women : the United Nations system--<br/>4. Guidelines on violence against women by the specialized agencies and other bodies of the United Nations --<br/>5. Selected instruments of law, policy and practice on violence against women --<br/>6. Multi-country surveys on violence against women --<br/>7. Prevalence and incidence --<br/>8. World Health Organization ethical and safety recommendations for research on domestic violence against women --<br/>9. Issues that affect the comparability of data on violence against women --<br/>10. Examples of international and regional jurisprudence on violence against women --<br/>11. National laws on violence against women --<br/>12. One-stop centres --<br/>13. Duluth model of a coordinated community approach to domestic violence --<br/>Annex 1 --<br/>Prevalence of physical assaults on women by a male partner --<br/>Annex 2 --<br/>Costs of violence against women : selected studies generating a monetary estimate of costs. |
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Keyword | Women -- Crimes against. |
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Keyword | Women -- Crimes against -- Prevention. |
650 ## - SUBJECT | |
Keyword | Women -- Violence against. |
710 ## - ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME | |
Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element | United Nations. Division for the Advancement of Women. |
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Koha item type | General Books |
Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Full call number | Accession number | Date last seen | Date last checked out | Koha item type |
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Central Library, Sikkim University | Central Library, Sikkim University | General Book Section | 28/08/2016 | 305.42 UNI/E | P06000 | 23/10/2019 | 23/10/2019 | General Books |