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80 pages ; 25 cm, \"This collection of articles from development practitioners and feminist activists places violence against women, both direct and indirect, in the context of development. Violence is both a human-rights issue and an obstacle to women's participation in development. Writers here focus on campaigning and advocacy as well as on work with women who have experienced violence, in countries including Russia, Guinea-Bissau, and India. The collection includes accounts of work with women who have been sexually assaulted and those who have undergone cultural practices such as female genital mutilation and early marriage.\"--Jacket, Cover title, Includes bibliographical references, \"Resources\", compiled by Emma Bell, p. 71-78, Development practice and violence against women / Purna Sen -- Working towards a world free from violence against women: UNIFEM's contribution / Noeleen Heyzer -- Forced marriage, forced sex: the perils of childhood for girls / Marilyn Thomson / Purna Sen / Mariam Quattara -- 'The tears have not stopped, the violence has not ended': Political upheaval, ethnicity, and violence against women in Indonesia / Galuh Wandita -- 'I am witness to...' A profil

Author

Sweetman, Caroline

Publisher

Oxford : Oxfam

Published

1998

Language

EN

ISBN

9780855984014

Subjects

Social Science, Science, Sociology