Overcoming violence against women and girls : the international campaign to eradicate a world-wide problem

This book provides university students, policy makers, activists, public health workers, clinicians, and lay citizens alike with a vivid overview of the scope of the problem of gender-based violence worldwide, as well as a sense of the important work now underway to eradicate it. An integration of a vast range of data and insights from all the major disciplines that have contributed to our understanding of this problem, this book is invaluable as a classroom text. The authors have been guided throughout this work by the desire to contribute a document that would move the current international discourse along by providing an historical, interdisciplinary overview that is at once critical, constructive, and visionary. Written For Students, Policy Makers, Activists, And Public Health Workers, This Book Overviews The Scope Of The Problem Of Gender-based Violence Worldwide And Examines Work Underway To Eradicate It. Issues Discussed Include Trafficking In Women, Violence Against Domestic And Migrant Workers, And The Role Of Men In Eradicating Gender-based Violence. Confronting Structural Violence Against Women And Girls : The Principle And Practice Of Gender Equality -- Sexual Violence Against Women And Girls -- Physical Abuse -- Culture, Traditional Practices, And Gender-based Violence -- The Role Of Education -- The Authenticity Project -- The Development Of Emotional Competence -- The Role Of Men In Eradicating Gender-based Violence -- Why Have Hope? : Some Final Reflections On The Global Campaign To Eradicate Gender-based Violence -- Appendix A. Declaration On The Elimination Of Violence Against Women -- Appendix B. Convention On The Elimination Of All Forms Of Discrimination Against Women -- Appendix C. Draft Convention Against Sexual Exploitation (january 1994) -- Appendix D. Summary Of The Global Platform For Action And The Beijing Declaration -- Appendix E. Mission Statement For The Authenticity Project. Michael L. Penn And Rahel Nardos ; In Collaboration With William S. Hatcher And Mary K. Radpour. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 227-243) And Index. A vivid overview of the scope of the problem of gender-based violence worldwide, and a sense of the important work now underway to eradicate it.