The Violence of Power: Power Relations and Women’s Experience of Violence

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Violence against women involves the physical and verbal (both subtle and overt) coercion of women of all age groups, ethnic/racial backgrounds, religious persuasions, and socio-economic background. Violence against women is the profane treatment of women and total disrespect for them. It is a reflection of the inferior social position of women and the outrage that men feel towards them. Physical and verbal coercion of women have adverse implications on women’s physical, psychological, emotional and economic well-being. It affects women’s reproductive rights, their progress (both at work and in institutions of learning) and their ability to function fully as citizens. Although many well-meaning scholars, activists and religious leaders are comfortable with the psychological model of explanation of the abuse of women, violence against women is actually an inevitable consequence of the unequal relations of power between men and women in many societies.

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: ., 2013

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Violence against women
violence
Power Relations
Power
Religious Leaders
Women’s Experience
Emotional and Economic Well-being

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