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Economic Empowerment: Protection or Risk? : - A quantitative study on economic empowerment and intimate partner violenceWiktorsson, Signe January 2022 (has links)
Violence against women is an issue faced by women all over the world. Violence conducted by a partner or husband is the most common form of violence that women are targeted by. Intimate partner violence against women (IPVAW) is internationally recognized as a human rights violation as well as a major global health issue. Economic empowerment is sometimes presented as means to reduce this violence. However, if it generates protection or increased risk is debated and contradictory findings characterize the research field. This study aims to contribute by testing the two main theories (the marital dependency theory and the relative resource theory) within a previously unstudied setting: the national level. The Ordinary Least Square (OLS) regressions find a negative relationship between female labor force participation and physical and sexual IPV prevalence among women. Support is thereby provided for the marital dependency theory. No relationship at all is found when focusing on attitudes towards physical IPVAW and the conclusion emphasis that economic empowerment is helpful but not sufficient as a national strategy to reduce intimate partner violence targeting women.
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Exploring the experiences of intimate partner violence against women in Seshego Zone1, Limpopo ProvinceSeanego, Chuene Lonia January 2022 (has links)
Thesis (M.A. (Criminology and Criminal Justice)) -- University of Limpopo, 2022 / This study intended to explore Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) against women in the
Seshego Zone 1 area, which is situated in the Polokwane Municipality of the Limpopo
Province. The different types of IPV against women, the prevalence of IPV against
women, the causes of IPV against women, the reasons for not reporting IPV against
women, as well as the available measures taken to combat this scourge guided this
study.
This study followed a qualitative research approach, where 17 participants were
purposively selected, and this was coupled with snowball sampling. Face-to-face in depth semi-structured interviews were utilised to collect data to explore the IPV against
women. The collected data was analysed by means of Inductive Thematic Content
Analysis (TCA). The responses were audio recorded and written down to add value to
the study findings. Themes and sub-themes were solicited from the participants’
verbatim expressions.
This study established that the rate of IPV against women cases are high and has
been increasing during the period of study because the victims are not taken seriously
when reporting. It was also confirmed that jealousy and poverty are the major causes
of IPV against women in the area. The victims often fail to seek support and do not
report to the police when the violence takes place. It was also evident that most people
seem to lack exposure on the issues of IPV against women and the lack of economic
and employment opportunities in the area hinder women empowerment against
violence and this should be urgently addressed.
This study recommends that the local police should learn to take the cases of IPV
against women seriously so that the rate of violence can decrease and the victims of
IPV against women should be able to identify the signs and prevalence of this practice
to effectively prevent it. Moreover, the victims should be encouraged to report cases
to the police, and they must demand progress reports on the cases. As a result, the
women continue to suffer due to violence in the study area.
Moreover, this study suggests that there must be local support groups for women who
experience violence in the community to help in detailing the consequences of IPV
against women. This should be aided by various awareness campaigns to alert men
that IPV against women is a criminal offence, and it is punishable. The government
should also support women to start small businesses to reduce full dependence on
their partners, thereby reducing the risks of IPV.
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”Ofta hade jag blåslagna ben för att de slog i listerna när han släpade mig mellan rummen” : - En diskursanalys om svenska tidningars rapportering kring mäns våld mot kvinnor i nära relationer / “I often had bruised legs from when he dragged me around the apartment” : - A Discourse analysis of how Swedish Newspapers portrait Mens Intimate Partner Violence against WomenLassfolk, Sofie, Magnusson, Martina January 2020 (has links)
Men's violence against women is a major societal problem that can manifest itself in many different ways. The purpose of this study was to see how Sweden's three largest news magazines portray the problem of men's intimate partner violence against women, how different subject-positions are presented and to investigate whether the public's view of the problem is affected by media reporting. To do this, a qualitative discourse analysis has been done with 41 articles on the subject. The articles analyzed are taken from the newspapers Aftonbladet, Dagens Nyheter and Expressen. The study is based on a social constructionist perspective, where the focus is on language and how it constructs our understanding of the world and different phenomena. In addition to the social constructionist perspective, the study is based on three theoretical themes; Gender, media influence and discourse. The articles include, among other things, many women's own stories about the violence in their relationship. How they gradually broke down and how the violence, whether physical, mental, or both, has had devastating consequences for the women. A clear result is that there is a great deal of uncertainty and a lack of knowledge regarding men's intimate partner violence against women. And that it ́s not prioritized within the police and judiciary. The consequence is that few reports leads to prosecution and even fewer to actual convictions, which is problematic as the bleak picture that the media paints can affect others in a similar situation from seeking help.
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