Violence against women : an international perspective

Johnson, Holly (Holly L.) 1956- (Author). Ollus, Natalia. (Added Author). Nevala, Sami. (Added Author).

Summary: The International Violence Against Women Survey (VAWS) has interviewed over 23,000 women in eleven countries (including Australia, Costa Rica, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Greece, Hong Kong, Italy, Mozambique, the Phillippines, Poland and Switzerland) about their experiences with gender-based violence. This book presents the comparative results for nine of these countries, testing current theories about male violence against women, and offering both global context and implications for other areas of the world.

Record details

ISBN: 9780387732039 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN: 0387732039 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Physical Description: print
xiii, 287 p. ; 25 cm.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: New York : Springer, 2007.

Content descriptions

General Note:	New March 2011.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-192) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Violence against women worldwide -- The international framework -- The millennium development goals -- Evolution of prevalence studies on violence against women -- Internationally comparative studies -- Methodology of the international violence against women survey -- Background and objectives of the IVAWS -- Participating countries -- Materials and manuals for implementing the survey -- Ethical considerations in studying violence against women -- Limitations and issues related to multi-country research -- Reliability of the estimates -- Outline of the IVAWS questionnaire -- The prevalence and severity of violence against women -- Total lifetime experiences of violence -- Experiences of violence in adulthood -- Intimate partner violence -- Severity of violence by intimate partners -- Violence by other men -- Severity of violence by other men -- Respondents' perceptions of the severity of violence committed against them -- Violence in childhood -- Interconnections among lifetime experiences of violence -- The impact and consequences of violence for women -- Physical injury -- Requiring medical attention -- Fearing for her life -- Use of alcohol and medication to cope with the violence -- Correlates of violence -- Age of female victims and male partners -- Marital status -- Socio-economic status -- Alcohol abuse -- Male violence outside the family -- Dominance and control by male partners -- Emotional abuse by male partners -- Attitudes and beliefs about male violence against women -- Childhood experiences of abuse -- Witnessing intimate partner violence -- Logistic regression analysis -- Disclosing violence to police and other supports -- The criminal justice system and women's experiences of violence -- Results of the IVAWS: reporting violent victimisation to the police -- Attrition through the criminal justice system -- Satisfaction with the criminal justice system -- Reasons for not reporting to the police -- Use of other services and talking to others -- What can be done to end violence against women? -- Recommendations on ending violence against women -- Promote gender equality -- Improve service delivery to victims -- Hold offenders accountable -- Prevention -- Monitoring and evaluation -- Promising programs and policy initiatives -- Home office violence against women initiative -- World Health Organization -- United Nations secretary-general's report on violence against women -- Women's safety awards -- Appendix I: Survey methodology, sampling, weighting, national research organizations -- Appendix II: National laws against sexual assault and domestic violence -- Appendix III: Supplementary data tables -- Appendix IV: International violence against women survey -- Questionnaire -- Control form -- Martial status and respondent characteristics -- Experiences of violence -- Non-partner victimisation report -- Partner victimisation report -- Characteristics of violent previous intimate partner -- Characteristics of current intimate partner -- Optional section: mother abuse history and childhood victimization -- Income.