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January 2001

A Deadly Myth: Women, Handguns, and Self-Defense

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Analyzing FBI data, this study reports that a woman is far more likely to be the victim of a handgun homicide than to use a handgun in a justifiable homicide.
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March 2000

Relationship Dynamics, Ethnicity and Condom Use Among Low-Income Women

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This study examines the importance of social and demographic characteristics, attitudes towards condom effectiveness against HIV, fertility intentions and power dynamics as predictors of condom use.
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January 2000

Justice, Change and Human Rights: International Research and Responses to Domestic Violence

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Excerpt: "In 1995, the International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) and the Centre for Development and Population Activities (CEDPA) began working in partnership to manage the 'Promoting Women in Development' (PROWID) grants program, funded by the Office of Women in Development at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)... This paper is one of several analytical documents synthesizing the findings across PROWID projects and their implications within the various theme areas."
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January 2000

On the Margin: Power and Women's HIV Risk Reduction Strategies

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This article describes a framework for understanding risk reduction strategies while understanding power dynamics in heterosexual relationships.
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October 1999

Investing in Girls: A 21st Century Strategy

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This document is comprised of several articles on issues related to girls in the juvenile justice system including ways 'at-risk' girls continue to be misunderstood and underserved.
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October 1999

The Seven P’s of Men’s Violence

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This article describes the components that make up and contribute to men’s violence. Patriarchy, Privilege, Permission, and Pressure, among others, comprise this description of men’s violence, hierarchies, and social constructions.
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February 1998

Measuring the Extent of Woman Abuse in Intimate Heterosexual Relationships: A Critique of the Conflict Tactics Scales

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This document offers a critique of the Conflict Tactics Scale, a commonly-used measurement instrument designed to estimate the extent of violence against women, examining several limitations and describing the need for multiple measures of woman abuse.
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January 1998

Female Perpetrators and Male Victims of Sexual Assault: Why They are so Invisible

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This paper examines some of the reasons why data on male sexual assault survivors on the hands of female perpetrators is limited and the forces that may contribute to an undercount of male sexual assault victims and/or female sexual assault perpetrators.
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July 1997

Parental Influence on Children's Socialization to Gender Roles

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This article describes how the strongest influence on gender role development occurs within the family setting, suggesting that an androgynous gender role orientation may be more beneficial to children than teaching adaptation to binary gender roles.
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  • General Material
June 1994

The Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment, and Eradication of Violence against Women

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The Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment, and Eradication of Violence against Women, known as the Convention of Belém do Pará, defines violence against women, establishes that women have the right to live a life free of violence and that violence against women constitutes a violation of human rights and fundamental freedoms.
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December 1993

UN Declaration on the Elimination of Violence Against Women

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Adopted in 1993 by the UN General Assembly, this declaration defines violence against women. As a consequence of the declaration, the Commission on Human Rights adopted Resolution 1994/45 that appointed a Special Rapporteur on violence against women.
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  • General Material
January 1993

Outside In: A Man in the Movement

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Over the past 3 decades the role of men in the anti-sexual violence movement has been a source of debate. This article shares experiences of one of the first men to be employed at rape crisis center and its effect on his worldview.