Violence Against Women

Aboriginal women and girls are strong and beautiful. Unfortunately, they are often experiencing life-threatening gender-based violence and experiencing excessively violent crime due to hatred and racial discrimination (Fact Sheet: Violence against Indigenous Women, 2013) . According to the Canadian Bureau of Statistics, indigenous women are three to five times more likely to experience violence than non-indigenous women (Fact Sheet: Violence against Indigenous Women, 2013). Fortunately, this terrible trend has been drawing attention and interventions such as the Sisters In Spirit social movement and the Kanawayhitowin movement have been created to help reduce these violent cases.

Violence against women is collectively referred to as violence against women or women. The UN Declaration on the Elimination of Violence Against Women is "Violence against women is an expression of unequal power relations between men and women in history" and "violence against women is an important social stance for women to be driven to inferior positions It is one of the mechanisms. " Compared to men, "Violence against women may be done by individuals, groups, or countries and may occur in individuals or in public places. Violence against women is sexual, physical, psychological There is a possibility of socio-economic violence against women has a long tradition of honor killing, violence by dowry, female sexual disconnection, and violence against women is a "serious public health problem, Infringement of human rights ".

The definition of violence against women is as follows. "Exploitation by non-spousal violence and work related violence and educational institutions, sexual harassment and intimidation, trafficking by women, forced prostitution and crime by state or accepted violence Chronic pain, disability, drug and alcohol Long-term risk of other health problems including abuse and depression