1. Violence against women. (2016, January). Retrieved August 24, 2016, from http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs239/en/ I chose this

1. Violence against women. (2016, January). Retrieved August 24, 2016, from http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs239/en/

I chose this particular source because who better to turn to for statistical information than the World Health Organization? Their website fact sheet is full of statistical information as well as data regarding varying locations of the world. The website focuses mainly on intimate partner and sexual violence. Which are apparently most prevalent. “The scope of the problem according to WHO is that one in 10 mainly low- and middle-income countries found that, among women aged 15-49: • between 15% of women in Japan and 71% of women in Ethiopia reported physical and/or sexual violence by an intimate partner in their lifetime; • between 0.3–11.5% of women reported sexual violence by someone other than a partner since the age of 15 years; • the first sexual experience for many women was reported as forced – 17% of women in rural Tanzania, 24% in rural Peru, and 30% in rural Bangladesh reported that their first sexual experience was forced.”

1. Bohra, N., Sharma, I., Srivastava, S., Bhatia, M., Chaudhuri, U., Parial, S., . . . Kataria, D. (2015). Violence against women. Indian Journal of Psychiatry, 57, 333-338. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5545.161500

Violence against women is a major problem since early history yet in the grand scheme of things, there has not been much done to discourage it. Especially in other countries such as India. As stated in this article, even harsher legislation has not been a deterrent. Over 35% of women worldwide have experienced either physical and/or sexual violence. In other countries child marriage, trafficking, and genital mutilation is rampant. Researchers believe that even with acts such as the Hindu Marriage Act in 1955 and the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act in 2005 that it still does not protect women from the abuse. Especially those with mental illnesses. The women that have mental illnesses can be used and then rejected by their husbands. In this case they can easily be sold or used as prostitutes.

1. Birth, Mark, & Mendes, Corina Helena Figueira. (2016). VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS. In Public Health , 32 (2), e00176115. Epub 04 sea ?? the 2016 https://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0102-311X00176115

The authors bring together information from the World Health Organization, United Nations Development Program and other articles to sum up the problem. They are trying to show the evidence on prevention efforts, lessons learned from the social movement activists have started, the opinions of the men and boys involved, what has been offered to combat the violence, and a global call for different sectors to make the necessary changes.

1. Akhter, Z. (2008). SOME SOCIAL PRACTICES COMBINED WITH CONSTANT VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN. Pakistan Journal of Women's Studies = Alam-e-Niswan = Alam-i Nisvan, 15(1), 71-83. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/237249936?accountid=8289

Social practices such as early marriage, dowry, eve teasing, and violence at the workplace contribute to violence against women in countries such as Bangladesh. As with the other resources, even with all of the new laws, violence against women has not been deterred. Whether it’s physical, sexual, or mental, violence is prevalent. This article details each of the social practices that contribute to the constant violence against women.

1. Carter, J. (2015). Patriarchy and violence against women and girls. The Lancet,385(9978), e40-e41. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(14)62217-0

In April 2015, there were about 160 million girls missing around the world. More than 1.5 million girls younger than 15 are married. There is also movement in trying to limit the violence against women portrayed in video games. It states that the acceptance of violence towards women is more acceptable to young men because of video games. Almost 20 years have passed since the Beijing World Conference on Women yet there have not been many advances on the fight for violence against women to stop.

1. Sengupta, S. (2015, March 09). U.N. Reveals ‘Alarmingly High’ Levels of Violence Against Women. Retrieved August 25, 2016, from http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/10/world/un-finds-alarmingly-high-levels-of-violence-against-women.html?_r=0

From the gang rape of a young woman in New Delhi to women being enslaved for sex, to college girls being raped in the United States, this United Nations report shows that violence towards women is on the rise. 35% of women have reported violence towards them in their lifetime. That is one in three. One in 10 girls under the age of 18 have been forced to have sex. According to the UN, there has been mixed progress since the Beijing conference 20 years ago.

1. Violence Against Women Information. (n.d.). Retrieved August 27, 2016, from http://www.amnestyusa.org/our-work/issues/women-s-rights/violence-against-women/violence-against-women-information

Amnesty International is yet another organization that recognizes the rise of violence against women. According to them, violence feeds off discrimination and is often considered a “spoil of war”. This information gives details regarding other organizations, declaration of human rights, and conventions that are held in order to end the violence towards women. Even with multiple sources actively participating in ending this crime, it is still a major global issue.

1. Galland, S. (2016, August 24). Speaking Out: Shame and Sexual Assault. Retrieved August 28, 2016, from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/news/violence-against-women/

This blogger reiterates what all of the organizations have been saying, that sexual violence is on the rise. She even mentions how public figures such as Bill Cosby has escaped the charges of violence towards women. One in five women are raped. She goes into detail about her friend’s experience in a popular massage parlor.

1. Temple, J. (2014, March 9). Violence against women hurts us all. Retrieved August 25, 2016, from http://www.chron.com/opinion/outlook/article/Violence-against-women-hurts-us-all-5301980.php

Violence against women is inescapable. Look at Harris County, Texas in 2014. More than 30 fugitives were wanted for domestic violence. More than 10,500 cases of domestic violence were filed within two years. Thirty people were killed. According to the article, more than 1.3 million women are victims of physical violence each year. Ten percent of women will be raped.

The author states that legislation alone cannot just be held responsible for making the changes necessary to end the violence.

1. Gayle, D. (2016, January 12). Hidden rise in violent crime driven by growth in violence against women. Retrieved August 27, 2016, from https://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/jan/13/hidden-rise-violent-crime-growth-violence-against-women

The opening statement in this article says it all. “While violence against men continues to fall, new research uncovers upward trend coinciding with austerity-led cuts to domestic violence services.” This increase in violence was initially found by research over looked by the Crime Survey of England Wales from 1994 through 2014. Sylvia Walby and her team discovered that violence towards women has increased even though domestic violence overall had decreased.