The concept and measurement of violence against women and men /

Available Open Access under CC-BY-NC licence. The extent of violence against women is currently hidden. How should violence be measured? How should research and new ways of thinking about violence improve its measurement? Could improved measurement change policy? The book is a guide to how the measu...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Walby, Sylvia (Author), Towers, Jude (Author)
Corporate Author:	Walter de Gruyter & Co
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Language Notes:	English.
Published:	Policy Press, 2017.
Series:	Policy Press shorts. Policy & practice.
Subjects:	Violence > Research > Methodology. Gender studies, gender groups. Gender studies: women. Social groups. Society and culture: general. Society and social sciences Society and social sciences. FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Abuse / Domestic Partner Abuse. Gender based violence Gender equality Measuring violence UN Women UNODC Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Front Matter
Contents
Glossary
Notes on authors
Acknowledgements
Introduction: Measuring Violence to End Violence
Legal and Policy Developments
Conceptualising Violence and Gender
Different Forms of Violence
Collecting Data
Coordination
A New Measurement Framework and Its Indicators
Index