VOICES FROM MARGINAL WOMEN: GENDER IN SOUTH-ASIAN LITERATURE. “ Na Stri Swatantra Marhati” – [ Shloka ( verse ) from Mahabharat ] “My life is my own……My will is my own. My wishes are my own. No one can kill those - no one ! I will do what I like with my self and my life ! I will decide ……” [Tendulkar‚Vijay. Silence! The Court Is In Session. Trans. Priya Adarkar. India: Oxford University Press‚ 2004.] These two contradictory comments are about women – the first one is the rigid
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Domestic violence continues to be a dominant issue in Australian media. The real issue of domestic violence appears to be ‘hidden behind closed doors’ where the majority of Australians aren’t aware of the extent of the problem in society as a damaging and detrimental aspect of Australian culture. Cases of domestic violence are only seen in media unless it’s a homicide or murder-suicide case which only represents the ‘physical abuse’ of the violence (where a news article with a headline: “WOMAN KILLED
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Report: Domestic violence and the work of Refuge Outline of Topic: In deciding what topic to explore further I chose to present on the charity Refuge which‚ for personal reasons‚ is an organisation that is very close to my heart. Given that domestic violence has a profound effect on the community‚ and is not an individual problem. I was able to identify the social impact of the charity‚ the number of recorded incidences of domestic violence throughout England and Wales. Including the response
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Considering every nine seconds a woman is beaten in United States‚ domestic violence is a real threat to this nation. Another fact‚ according to Huffington Post‚ between 2001 and 2012‚ around 11.766 women "were murdered by their current or ex-male partner." A number that nearly doubles to that of American troops killed in Afghanistan during this period. And for this reason in-person and online domestic violence classes Los Angeles and across US has become so prevalent today. We have come a long
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Domestic Violence Intervention 1 RUNNING HEAD: DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: INTERVENTION WITH WOMEN IN CRISIS Domestic Violence: Intervention with Women in Crisis COUN 604 - Crisis Counseling Liberty University DLP December 17‚ 2009 Domestic Violence Intervention 2 Abstract Domestic Violence is a crisis that many families have experienced. Women are often caught off guard and are unprepared for the series of battering to occur; they may be unsure of how to proceed and what they will do if
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Violence against women persists in every country in the world as a pervasive violation of human rights and a major impediment to achieving gender equality. Such violence is unacceptable‚ whether perpetrated by the nation and its agent or by family members or strangers‚ in public or private sphere‚ in peacetime or in times of conflict. The UN General Secretary Ban Ki Moon has stated that as long as violence against women continues‚ we cannot claim to be making real progress towards equality‚ development
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in the United States close to twenty- five percent of women will experience physical violence by their current or former husbands or boyfriends during their lifetime. He continues to say that intimate partner violence is the single major cause of injury to women and up to 50% of all femicide cases result from a domestic violence incident (Webb‚ 2012). There is an argument that athletes are more inclined to be a perpetrator of domestic violence when compared to the general population (Webb‚ 2012)
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The Levels of Domestic Violence Commercials across the nation that air to bring awareness to domestic violence often times only mentions physical abuse‚ however there are five different types of domestic violence. The five types of domestic violence are physical‚ verbal‚ emotional‚ economical‚ and sexual abuse. Domestic violence is very present in our environment and can happen in both heterosexual and homosexual relationships. “Domestic violence is the leading cause of injury to women between the
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The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) is considered a success for domestic violence advocates and victims alike. It was the first time that the federal government established nationwide laws to prevent violence against women and aid in the recovery of survivors. VAWA created the National Domestic Violence Hotline to provide immediate guidance and support for victims. It improved the response of the criminal justice system to cases of domestic assault by providing funds for education‚ community policing
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Domestic Violence Domestic violence has been prevalent throughout history‚ quickly gaining a disheartening reality of popularity. It seems as though it has become an infinite epidemic. The same question still remains‚ though‚ for many. What is it like‚ and why can’t the victims just walk away without explanation to his or her abuser and without emotional attachment? It’s not as easy as it looks. Women who are in an abusive relationship often feel as if they deserve the
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