Understanding Gender Violence

Preface
Acknowledgments

1. The Necessity of a Comprehensive Approach
The Problem of Gender Violence
How the Modern Movement to End Gender Violence Began
Where We Are After 50 Years
A Comprehensive Approach to Gender Violence
Take Care as You Read This Book

2. Defining Gender Violence
Gender-Based Discrimination
Sexual Violence
Partner Violence
Stalking
Ideologically-Motivated Gender Violence
Gender-Based Hate Crime
Overlaps and Intersections

3. Prevalence of Gender Violence
Gender
Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
Race and Ethnicity
Socioeconomic Class and Geography
Disasters and Biological Hazards
Migration, Conflict, & Displacement
Statistical Limitations
The Dynamics of Higher Risk

4. Individual Impact of Gender Violence
Common Reactions
Factors that Influence Reactions
Barriers to Seeking and Receiving Support
Widespread Individual Impact

5. Collective Impact of Gender Violence
Close Relationships
First Responders and Service Providers
Communities
Institutions
States and Countries
Global Community

6. The System of Gender
Learning Gender
Gender and Inequality
Individual Choice in a Gendered System
Making Sense of a System of Gender

7. Culture of Gender Violence
A Gender-Violent History
Characteristics of a Culture of Gender Violence
Impact of a Culture of Gender Violence
The Role of Institutions
Changing a Culture of Gender Violence

8. Contributors to Gender Violence
Biology
Early Life Experiences
Social and Emotional Skills
Difficult Life Experiences
Ideas about Sex
Misuse of Power
Understanding the Role of Contributing Factors

9. Misperceptions about Gender Violence
The Problem of Gender Violence
The Causes of Gender Violence
Who Commits Gender Violence
People Who Experience Gender Violence
Disclosing Gender Violence to Others
Navigating Complexities

10. Applying a Comprehensive Approach
Indicators of Gender Violence
Support for People Who Have Experienced Gender Violence
Accountability, Justice, and Safety
Gender Violence Prevention
Ending Gender Violence Collaboratively and Sustainably