Latest Gender-based violence Stories

Multi-faceted Approaches to Prevention are Becoming More Common Portland, OR (PRWEB) May 20, 2013 NAVEX GlobalTM today released its Workplace Harassment Benchmark Survey findings on emerging trends in harassment, retaliation, discrimination and bullying – the most pervasive, people-driven risks in the workplace. A cross-section of 500+ ethics and compliance professionals – including many from multinationals and Fortune 500 organizations – were surveyed on prevention measures and...

Not only are women who have experienced violence from their partner (intimate partner violence) at higher risk of becoming depressed, but women who are depressed may also be at increased risk of experiencing intimate partner violence, according to a study by international researchers published in this week's PLOS Medicine. Furthermore, there may also be a link between intimate partner violence and subsequent suicide among women, but little evidence to support a similar finding in men....

College athletes are not the only ones who sometimes suffer at the hands of higher ups. A new report brings to light a more hidden and pernicious problem – the psychological, physical and sexual abuse of students in the field of biological anthropology working in field studies far from home. The report is based on an online survey and telephone interviews that, in a period of less than two months, elicited accounts of abuse from dozens of women and men working in the field of biological...

This article discusses the possibility that the employer can be subjected to liability based upon sexual harassment if the employer was not adequately prepared to handle such workplace romances. (PRWEB) March 11, 2013 The Law Firm of Pozzuolo Rodden P.C., announces the release of the article: "Can An Employer Prohibit Dating In The Workplace? The Road to Love or Litigation". Below is a sample of the first couple of paragraphs. If you would like to read more, please read the...

Examination of VAWA renewal finds that, for mothers, part of the answer is the children LOS ANGELES, March 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Violence Against Women Act was a landmark victory when it was signed into law in 1994; last month the Congress again made history, voting to sustain funding to the Domestic Violence Hotline and other services, as well as enhancing it with added protections for survivors. Yet, even with these support systems in place, each day in the United States,...

- Bakker Schut Foundation's Adele van der Plas credits pressure from U.S. Congress for recent action taken by the Turkish government to investigate allegations of pedophilia by the former Dutch Justice Ministry official during his official trips to Turkey - AMSTERDAM, March 8, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following the announcement of a special prosecutor to investigate allegations of sexual abuse in Turkey by former Dutch Justice Ministry Secretary-General Joris Demmink , Adele...

Organizations from Pakistan, Tanzania, Nepal, Peru and the Ukraine recognized for exemplary communications NEW YORK, March 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- In recognition of International Women's Day, Avon Foundation for Women Ambassador Salma Hayek Pinault and Avon Products, Inc. CEO Sheri McCoy announced that four global organizations and one government campaign have received 2(nd) Avon Communications Awards: Speaking Out About Violence Against Women for their outstanding work to bring...

CHAMPION Project wins Break the Silence Award for campaign against gender-based violence in Tanzania NEW YORK, March 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- In recognition of International Women's Day, Avon Foundation for Women Ambassador Salma Hayek Pinault awarded EngenderHealth the 2(nd) Avon Communications Awards: Speaking Out About Violence Against Women for their outstanding work to bring attention to the need to end violence against women. The awards, presented at the United Nations (UN)...

Texas was the first state in the nation to mandate school policies on dating violence, but it still has some work to do in protecting victims and addressing consequences for the crime, according to a study by the Crime Victims' Institute at Sam Houston State University. "We conclude that school districts' implementation of the dating violence policy as it currently stands is in need of additional attention," concluded Dr. Leana A. Bouffard, Director of the Crime Victims' Institute. "Though...

Fairstein to attend President Obama's historic signing of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) in Washington D.C. today NEW YORK, March 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Jules B. Kroll, Chairman of K2 Intelligence, announced today that Linda Fairstein, the pioneering former Chief of the New York County District Attorney's Sex Crimes Prosecution Unit, is joining the firm as a Senior Advisor and leader of the firm's new Sexual Misconduct Consulting Group. K2's Sexual Misconduct Consulting...