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Web LinksSection Nine: Violence Against Women
| Dowry Deaths in India | | Violence against women is a cross-cultural phenomenon related to male control of women's sexuality, the relationships between women and property, and economic inequalities between men and women. Visit this site to read about bride-burning and dowry death-violent examples of these interconnections.
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http://www.indiatogether.org/wehost/nodowri/stats.htm
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| Female Infanticide | | Female infanticide constitutes another stunning and all-too-ordinary example of misogynist violence. This overview, "Case Study: Female Infanticide," by Adam Jones, conceptualizes it as "gendercide" and shows the connections between sexism, economics, and culture as they produce this form of anti-female violence.
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http://www.gendercide.org/case_infanticide.html
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| Men Can Stop Rape | | If most violent acts against girls and women are committed by men, it makes sense that men are in a great position to end violence against women. "Men Can Stop Rape" is an organization designed to train men to take responsibility for ending violence against women.
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http://www.mencanstoprape.org/
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| Rape Prevention | | How can we prevent rape as we go about our daily lives? The counseling center at the University of Buffalo offers an interesting sexual assertiveness questionnaire, as well as an overview of facts about rape committed by men who know their victims.
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http://ub-counseling.buffalo.edu/rapeprevent.shtml#sexual
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| The Violence Against Women Act | | The Violence Against Women Act, a major women's anti-violence initiative by the federal government, provides state-level funding to projects designed to eliminate misogynist violence. Find out about the history and scope of VAWA at this Department of Justice website.
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http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/vawo
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| Interventions Against Anti-Women Violence | | The state of Minnesota has distinguished itself as a leader in interventions against anti-woman violence. This website, hosted by the University of Minnesota, "provides law, criminal justice, advocacy, and social service professionals with up-to-date information on interventions to stop violence against women."
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http://www.vaw.umn.edu
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| National Violence Against Women Prevention Research Center | | The Centers for Disease Control recognize violence against women as a public health problem. Visit this website of the National Violence Against Women Prevention Research Center, which is sponsored by the CDC, to learn about their programs, services, and resources.
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http://www.vawprevention.org/index.html
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| Communities Against Violence Network | | Another important resource on interpersonal violence, including violence against men, is the website of Communities Against Violence Network (CAVNET). Supported by a grant from the Ms. Foundation, CAVNET "has developed an international network of professionals addressing domestic violence, sexual assault, rape, incest, stalking, juvenile justice, human rights, same sex violence, and crime victims with disabilities..."
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http://www.cavnet2.org/details.cfm?DocID=3156
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| Sexual Harassment | | Like workplaces, schools are often sites of intense sexual, misogynist, and homophobic violence and harassment. The federal government addresses this issue at this website.
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http://www.ed.gov/offices/OCR/docs/ocrshpam.html
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