Violence Against Women: A Global Perspective

Authors

  • Susan Scoot Ricci

Keywords:

anxiety, insomnia, eating disorders, alcoholism, and suicide attempts. In addition

Abstract

Violence against women is rampant in all corners of the world and devastates the lives
of millions of women. It is rooted in a global culture of discrimination which denies women
equal rights with men, legitimizing the appropriation of women’s bodies for individual gratification or political ends.1
It feeds off discrimination and serves to reinforce it. This is compounded by discrimination on the grounds of race, ethnicity, sexual identity, social status, class,
and age. Such forms of discrimination restrict women’s choices, increase their vulnerability to
violence and deprive them of justice.

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Published

2017-01-25

How to Cite

Susan Scoot Ricci. (2017). Violence Against Women: A Global Perspective. Women’s Health, 1–2. Retrieved from https://openventio.us/index.php/WH/article/view/83

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Volume 11 Issue 1 2025

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