Gender-based violence and gender stereotyping in international law
Date: September 29, 2014
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| An old English proverb reads, “A woman, a dog, and a walnut tree/The more you beat the better they be.À1 This is illustrative of how society has historically viewed inflicting violence on women. Unfortunately, this demeaning, degrading, and distorted view persists to this day. Violence perpetrated against women because they are women occurs in every country, in every context, and in every culture.2 Gender-based violence (GBV) deprives women of their human rights, causes traumatic violations of their psychological and physical well-being, and contributes to the inequality that pervades our societies. Despite the fact that GBV affects women from all races, religions and walks of life, there has been little tangible progress in its eradication. Far from being eradicated, its ubiquity has been entrenched, validated, and ignored. |
Publisher: University of Cape Town
Year of Publication: 2012
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