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Saturday 15 April 2023 14.00 - 16.00
J-15 WOM24 Violence against Women
B44 (Z)
Network: Women and Gender Chair: Katie Barclay
Organizers: - Discussants: -
Sara Delmedico : Journalists and Femicide. Writing about Violence in Early-twentieth Century Italy
This paper analysed to which extent early-twentieth century journalism complied with centuries-old gendered stereotypes when describing violence against women and femicide. I argue that the use of specific words manipulated facts and their perception, thus contributing not only to transmitting the impression that violence was a tolerable component of love, ... (Show more)
This paper analysed to which extent early-twentieth century journalism complied with centuries-old gendered stereotypes when describing violence against women and femicide. I argue that the use of specific words manipulated facts and their perception, thus contributing not only to transmitting the impression that violence was a tolerable component of love, but also that victims had a significant responsibility. Murders depicted themselves as victims; feminicide victims were frequently depicted as having sparked men’s jealousy, making them guilty and agents of their own murder. Moreover, given that violence against women was defined a crime of love, the perpetrators’ honesty was not called into doubt, but rather their guilt was suspended by stressing on the concept of justification: these crimes were committed in the heat of passion or to defend a person’s or a family’s honour, and were somehow “understandable”. By bringing the cultural and social components into dialogue, this paper will examine some case studies which will help us understand the relations between the press, society and the law in action. (Show less)

Victoria Sophie Hazebrouck : At the Hands of the Pandemic. Analysis of Covid-19 Countermeasures in the Context of Gender Inequality and Intimate Partner Violence in Germany, 2020
The risk of becoming a victim at the hands of an intimate partner has always been high, especially for women: According to data published in 2021 by the German government, every third woman experiences domestic violence and/or sexual abuse in her lifetime. In fact, out of the 148,031 reported intimate ... (Show more)
The risk of becoming a victim at the hands of an intimate partner has always been high, especially for women: According to data published in 2021 by the German government, every third woman experiences domestic violence and/or sexual abuse in her lifetime. In fact, out of the 148,031 reported intimate partner violence victims in Germany 2020, 119,164 were women.
Intimate partner violence (IPV) incidents rose in 2020 compared to its previous years – as was expected due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and its countermeasures. While lockdowns, contact bans, curfews, school and kindergarten closures were implemented to protect citizens’ health, the victims of IPV found themselves in a vulnerable position and thus at the forefront of being at risk. Social menace and injuries of victims were left unseen due to missing engagement with their surroundings. Shelter for battered women were restricted or even temporarily closed due to hygiene regulations. The situation and restrictions in hospitals to this day still create an unfavorable environment of meeting the required additional healthcare resources for domestic violence victims.
Yet, recent data from the Federal Criminal Police suggest that there is no correlation between Covid-19, its countermeasures, and IPV, as the numbers of official police reports filed decreased during the second lockdown. This, however, disregards the gender inequality women had to face during the pandemic. It also diminishes the new-found attention of media, governmental and non-governmental organizations that IPV received in the public discourse in form of awareness and so-called ‘vigilant campaigns’ that were spread across Germany. The public was encouraged to stay vigilant and to pay attention – making IPV, that takes place in the private sphere, an important and crucial public matter it actually is. By qualitatively assessing IPV in the context of Covid-19 measures under a social construction feminist lens, this paper highlights different areas of gendered inequality: economic dependency, gendered norms of family structures, disconnection of social support, and limited capacity of women’s shelters, which were caused and/or intensified by Covid-19 measures. Nevertheless, this paper also highlights that Covid-19 brought new interest and needed attention to the matter. It is essential to continue to communicate the risk of IPV to make an impact on a shadow pandemic, that existed before Covid-19 and will continue to exist even after successfully combating or finding ways to live with Covid-19. (Show less)

Maria Cristina Osorio Vazquez : The Effects of Sex- and Gender-based Violence (SGBV) in Girls’ Education in Yucatan, México
Purpose-This paper analyses the effects of sex- and gender-based violence (SGBV) in the educational advancement of indigenous Maya girls living in rural areas in Yucatan during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Methodology - This research is based on data collected during fieldwork using a variety of mixed research methods.
Findings - In Yucatan alone, ... (Show more)
Purpose-This paper analyses the effects of sex- and gender-based violence (SGBV) in the educational advancement of indigenous Maya girls living in rural areas in Yucatan during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Methodology - This research is based on data collected during fieldwork using a variety of mixed research methods.
Findings - In Yucatan alone, there has been a 20% increase in cases of domestic violence. This, together with high rates of adolescent pregnancy and early marriage in the region, only exacerbates the effects of inequality that as a society we will have to face in the years to come.
Originality/value – This study demonstrates the importance of implementing measures to prevent SGBV during lockdowns that affect the educational advancement, emotional stability and physical security of women. (Show less)

Colleen Roa : Rooted Without Land: Demystifying the Feminization of Displacement of ASEAN Ethnolinguistic Groups
Millions of women refugees, stateless persons, and undocumented migrant workers have been subjected to human rights violations particularly violence against women (VAW), gender discriminations, and human trafficking in the Southeast Asia. This paper examines political and economic crises such as the feminization of labor migration and forced displacements in the ... (Show more)
Millions of women refugees, stateless persons, and undocumented migrant workers have been subjected to human rights violations particularly violence against women (VAW), gender discriminations, and human trafficking in the Southeast Asia. This paper examines political and economic crises such as the feminization of labor migration and forced displacements in the region which greatly affect the lives of ethnic minorities. Theoretical insights on “accumulation by dispossession” and “labor-saving technological change” will provide analysis on the underlying reasons of ethno-development aggression and labor migration in the ASEAN region. The ASEAN peoples are defined by diverse ethnolinguistic groups with various languages and ethnicities. ASEAN peoples continue to face crises and struggles due to scarcity of basic needs, especially women who carry the burden of everyday life. Some endure to leave their homes either to find better opportunities or to save their own lives because of social crises. A historical inquiry on different forms of displacement in the region will be discussed like the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) through “Burmanization” in Myanmar, sedentarization of ethnic minorities in Thailand, and ethnic aggression to Muslim Moro and indigenous peoples like the Mindanao Lumads and the Cordillera peoples in the Philippines. Therefore, it is of critical importance to assess the ASEAN and global measures which provide no comprehensive solution/s to this continuum of displacement. (Show less)



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