violence against women
Femicide and battering
Violence against women encompasses physical, sexual, and psychological harm directed at females because of their gender.
It includes domestic abuse, rape, sexual harassment, human trafficking, and honor killings.
The phrase emerged in feminist discourse to name a pattern: The UN declaration on violence against women was adopted in 1993.
The gendered framing emphasizes that women face certain threats disproportionately, though critics argue the term excludes male victims of similar abuse.
- rapeOilseed brassica crop
- misogynyHostility toward women
- sexismGender-based prejudice
- toxic masculinityHarmful rigid male norms
- sexual assaultForced sexual contact crime
gender bias · trafficking · sex trafficking · victim blaming · child marriage · marital rape · forced marriage · honor killing · abuse prevention · coercive control · safe house · survivor support · victim advocacy · honor crimes · patriarchy · power and control · social stigma · harassment
- women's rightssuffrage movement, gender equality, feminism, suffragettes, right to vote
- gender equalitygender equality, gender equity, equal rights, equal pay, gender parity
- women's lawgender equality, equal rights, gender discrimination, reproductive rights, sexual harassment
violence against womenpeace
Freedom from disturbance
nonviolence · harmony · consent · healthy relationships · mutual respect
violence against womenwomen's liberation
Movement for female equality
women's empowerment · gender equality · women's rights · women's autonomy · bodily autonomy
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