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4 results foundAuthor: Somach, Susan D. Title: Egypt Violence Against Women Study: Literature Review of Violence Against Women Summary: As the Egyptian National Council for Women (NCW) and USAID-funded Combating Violence Against Women project designed the elements of the multi-dimensional study of violence against women in Egypt, the project began surveying available research and information from international, regional, and Egyptian sources. Violence Against Women and Gender Specialist Susan Somach and Combating Violence project Research Manager Gihan AbuZeid conducted the initial review of research, which was supplemented by a bibliography prepared by Social, Planning, Analysis, and Administration Consultants. The research team also conducted individual and group meetings with academics and researchers at project start-up to identify current research and gaps that should be filled by the NCW— Combating Violence Study of Violence Against Women. The purpose of the literature review was to build on the base of existing knowledge and to avoid duplication of efforts. In addition to the literature summarized here, the Egyptian experts involved in the study also surveyed available research in their own areas of expertise, again to build on existing knowledge and to avoid overlapping efforts. The review of research continued throughout the study process, culminating in this literature review. The review concludes by identifying gaps in research, many of which are addressed by the elements of the larger violence against women study. Details: Washington, DC: United States Agency for International Development, 2009. 55p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed July 9, 2012 at: http://pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/PNADQ891.pdf Year: 2009 Country: Egypt URL: http://pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/PNADQ891.pdf Shelf Number: 125519 Keywords: Abused WivesDomestic ViolenceFamily ViolenceIntimate Partner ViolenceSexual ViolenceViolence Against Women (Egypt) |
Author: United States Agency for Internetional Development Title: Egypt Violence Against Women Study: Summary of Findings Summary: Violence against women has increasingly been recognized as an issue of national concern by the Government of Egypt and the National Council for Women (NCW). Responding to the government’s commitment to ending violence, the NCW and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) established the Combating Violence Against Women project. As a major component of the project, the NCW commissioned this study to provide the background information needed for the development of a national strategy to combat violence against women in Egypt and to plan future activities. Although much of the available research on violence against women focuses on the public health impacts, this Violence Against Women Survey takes a human rights approach that examines the issue from a holistic, multisectoral perspective. The study was conducted by Egyptian academics, researchers, and activists nominated by the NCW, including university research institutions, private-sector research firms, leading nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), and government experts. The study process included gathering information from a variety of sources and sectors, analyzing new and existing research by Egyptian experts, and developing preliminary recommendations. Building on research conducted previously by the NCW, other Egyptian government and nongovernmental entities, and experts, the study authors use a wide range of methodologies to focus on various aspects of the issue. Specifically, this study considers the prevalence of different types of violence against women, attitudes among married and unmarried women and men, the legal policy and regulatory framework related to violence against women issues, the role of media, services currently available to female victims of violence, and recommendations for reducing levels of violence. Details: Washignton, DC: USAID, 2009. 73p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed July 10, 2012 at: http://egypt.unfpa.org/pdfs/GENDER/GBV/internal_link_EGYPT_VIOLENCE_AGAINST_WOMEN_STUDY_english.pdf Year: 2009 Country: Egypt URL: http://egypt.unfpa.org/pdfs/GENDER/GBV/internal_link_EGYPT_VIOLENCE_AGAINST_WOMEN_STUDY_english.pdf Shelf Number: 125531 Keywords: Abused WivesDomestic ViolenceFamily ViolenceIntimate Partner ViolenceViolence Against Women (Egypt) |
Author: Karama Title: Study on the Cost of Violence against Women in Egypt Summary: The Economic Cost of Violence survey - the result of a collaboration between Karama and its economic realm in Egypt, which is led by the Egyptian Association for Community Participation Enhancement (EACPE) - was released, sharing that the total national cost of women's exposure to violence exceeds 785 million Egyptian Pounds (LE) a year, over three billion LE over the last three years. Launched in 2010, the study aims to quantify the monetary cost of women's exposure to violence as the basis of a campaign to prevent violence against women by demonstrating that the impact of violence goes beyond women and has implications for the nation as a whole. According to the study, based on 500 families/ 1503 households distributed over four governorates in Egypt, the direct cost of violence is approximately 43 LE per adult woman. The largest contribution to this cost is street harassment, followed by the cost of domestic violence injuries. The cost of violence inflicted by the state accounts for nearly 6 LE. The indirect cost of violence, which takes into account effects such as decreased productivity and participation due to psychological impacts of violence, is nearly 800 pounds a month on average per adult woman. In considering the average monthly income for an Egyptian family, which is 1,688 LE, the total cost of violence assuming only one adult woman member of the household is over 50 percent of family income each month. To complete this study, men, women, and children from Menya, Sohag, Cairo, and Alexandria completed questionnaires and interviews on the direct and indirect costs of violence based on their own experiences with VAW. Their responses formed a baseline in calculating a general cost estimate for 2009, the baseline year. Given current circumstances, it is likely that this cost will increase for 2012 unless major behavioral and cultural norms are address and changed. The study provides significant evidence reminding the Egyptian government and its people that national prosperity is synonymous with women's full participation and advancement. The direct cost of violence includes financial costs of implementing studies on the cost of violence and the cost of disruption in women's work inside or outside of the house, while indirect costs include decrease in women's capabilities and in their participation in the National Domestic Product and National Income. In an estimate for 2009, the direct cost of violence on the national level was equivalent to 642.3 million pounds. The indirect cost mounted to 143.667 million pounds. Added to these costs is the cost that accumulates because of increasing number of adult females and consequently the share of new families in violence. The total amount was 3,322,049 billion pounds through 2011. Details: Cairo: Karama, 2012. 82p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed August 22, 2012 at http://www.el-karama.org/sites/default/files/TranslationofEconStudyEACPE.pdf Year: 2012 Country: Egypt URL: http://www.el-karama.org/sites/default/files/TranslationofEconStudyEACPE.pdf Shelf Number: 126089 Keywords: Costs of Crime (Egypt)Domestic Violence (Egypt)Gender-Based Violence (Egypt)Violence Against Women (Egypt) |
Author: Tadros, Mariz Title: Reclaiming the Streets for Women's Dignity: Effective Initiatives in the Struggle against Gender-Based Violence in between Egypt's Two Revolutions Summary: This paper is about the struggle to combat gender-based violence in public space in Egypt through the sustained collective action of vigilante groups who organically formed to respond to the increasing encroachment on women in public space from 2011 onwards. The study examines the emergence of a distinct form of collective action (informal youth-led activism aimed at addressing sexual violence in public space) at a very distinct historical juncture in the country's history: the phase after the ousting of President Mubarak in February 2011 through what became known as the 25th of January Revolution and up to the ousting of President Morsi in what became controversially known as the 30th of June Revolution of 2013. Details: Brighton, UK: University of Sussex, Institute of Development Studies, 2014. 35p. Source: Internet Resource: Evidence Report No. 48: Accessed August 11, 2014 at: http://opendocs.ids.ac.uk/opendocs/bitstream/handle/123456789/3384/ER48.pdf;jsessionid=9284806762FADD02CC64702506B472CD?sequence=1 Year: 2014 Country: Egypt URL: http://opendocs.ids.ac.uk/opendocs/bitstream/handle/123456789/3384/ER48.pdf;jsessionid=9284806762FADD02CC64702506B472CD?sequence=1 Shelf Number: 132986 Keywords: Gender-Based ViolenceRapeSexual ViolenceViolence Against Women (Egypt) |