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WHO Multi-Country Study on Women's Health and Domestic Violence Against Women
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"The first-ever World Health Organization (WHO) study on domestic violence reveals that intimate partner violence is the most common form of violence in women's lives -- much more so than assault or rape by strangers or acquaintances." The ...
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http://www.who.int/gender/violence/who_multicountry_study/en/ |
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Healthy Roads Media
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This Web site features multilingual health education information in written, audio, and video formats. Material on health concerns such as asthma, dental health, diabetes, smoking, and domestic violence appears in English, Arabic, Bosnian, Spanish, a ...
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http://www.healthyroadsmedia.org/ |
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Acid Attacks: Bangladesh's Efforts to Stop the Violence
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This 2002 article discusses acid attacks in Bangladesh, most of which are against women with "the most common reasons for attack being the refusal of marriage, the denial of sex, and the rejection of romance." Provides an overview of nongov ...
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http://www.hcs.harvard.edu/~epihc/currentissue/spring2002/swanson.php |
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Eldis Gender Resource Guide
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Collection of publications from development organizations on gender topics such as education of women, violence against women, and gender and participation. Features annotations to the publications, profiles of the publishing organizations, an extens ...
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http://www.eldis.org/gender/ |
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World News: Congo
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News stories and background information on Congo, covering the civil war and rebel movement, international peacekeeping efforts, AIDS/HIV, violence against women, and related topics. Includes video clips, analysis, and related links. From the Guardia ...
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/congo |
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Violence Against Women
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Fact sheets and other resources on the prevention of sexual violence and abuse of women. Features statistics on sexual violence (for girls and reproductive-aged and older women), tips for minimizing the risks of violence, screening tools for doctors, ...
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http://www.acog.org/departments/dept_web.cfm?recno=17 |
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Sexual Violence Prevention
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Collection of documents on sexual violence, defined as "any sexual act that is forced against someone's will. These acts can be physical, verbal or psychological." Includes a fact sheet (with statistics and risk factors), a brochure on sex ...
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http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/dvp/SV/default.htm |
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People Opposing Women Abuse (POWA)
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The website for this Johannesburg, South Africa, organization contains resources on sexual violence against women, including fact sheets on rape and abuse of women, statistics on rape in South Africa, a paper on links between AIDS/HIV and violenc ...
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http://www.powa.co.za |
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National Center on Family Homelessness
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This organization is "at the forefront of research and evaluation, program design, service delivery, systems integration, and advocacy to help homeless children and their families." The site includes fact sheets on topics such as homeless c ...
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http://www.familyhomelessness.org |
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Feminist Majority Foundation
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Excellent site for women's issues. Up-to-date news and commentary and resources on politics, student activism, research, and much more; includes many related links. From "a cutting edge organization dedicated to women's equality, reproductive he ...
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http://www.feminist.org/ |
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