The concept and measurement of violence against women and men
Walby, Sylvia
The concept and measurement of violence against women and men - Bristol Policy Press 2017 - 1 electronic resource (192 p.)
Open Access
Available Open Access under CC-BY-NC licence. The extent of violence against women is currently hidden. How should violence be measured? How should research and new ways of thinking about violence improve its measurement? Could improved measurement change policy? The book is a guide to how the measurement of violence can be best achieved. It shows how to make femicide, rape, domestic violence, and FGM visible in official statistics. It offers practical guidance on definitions, indicators and coordination mechanisms. It reflects on theoretical debates on 'what is gender', 'what is violence', and 'the concept of coercive control'. and introduces the concept of 'gender saturated context'. Analysing the socially constructed nature of statistics and the links between knowledge and power, it sets new standards and guidelines to influence the measurement of violence in the coming decades.
Creative Commons
English
9781447332640 OAPEN_623150
10.26530/OAPEN_623150 doi
Gender studies: women
Council of Europe Domestic violence European Union Female genital mutilation Femicide gender based violence gender equality measuring violence un women United Nations United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime unodc
The concept and measurement of violence against women and men - Bristol Policy Press 2017 - 1 electronic resource (192 p.)
Open Access
Available Open Access under CC-BY-NC licence. The extent of violence against women is currently hidden. How should violence be measured? How should research and new ways of thinking about violence improve its measurement? Could improved measurement change policy? The book is a guide to how the measurement of violence can be best achieved. It shows how to make femicide, rape, domestic violence, and FGM visible in official statistics. It offers practical guidance on definitions, indicators and coordination mechanisms. It reflects on theoretical debates on 'what is gender', 'what is violence', and 'the concept of coercive control'. and introduces the concept of 'gender saturated context'. Analysing the socially constructed nature of statistics and the links between knowledge and power, it sets new standards and guidelines to influence the measurement of violence in the coming decades.
Creative Commons
English
9781447332640 OAPEN_623150
10.26530/OAPEN_623150 doi
Gender studies: women
Council of Europe Domestic violence European Union Female genital mutilation Femicide gender based violence gender equality measuring violence un women United Nations United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime unodc