The Gendered Face of COVID-19: A Research Call to Action

Year 2021, Volume: 6 Issue: 2, 44 - 50, 30.12.2021

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Abstract

Violence against women becomes a widespread problem giving alarm where 1 in 3 women worldwide having experienced physical, emotional or sexual violence inflicted by an intimate partner or non-partner at some point in their life. Since its outbreak, the COVID-19 pandemic has not only intensified VAW, but also increased the ratio women exposed to. Gender inequality and socio-cultural norms in our world today has played a key role in the exacerbation of Gender-Based Violence (GBV). In times of mass distress, civil disturbances and economic meltdown, there is always a notable increase in cases of violence against women. As the world is plunged into chaos due to the coronavirus pandemic, this rise in violence has once more began to rear its ugly head in our society. Across the world, it is estimated that about 1 in 3 women- 243 million women aged 15 to 49 years- has experienced physical and/or sexual violence by an intimate partner in their lifetime. The call to action for the community is clear. The effects of COVID-19 and movement related restrictions on violence should be measured. Special attention must be given to ethics and safety. Therefore, targeted programs supporting victims of domestic violence because of lockdown during outbreak may be more effective

Keywords

Covid-19, gender-based violence, lockdown, women.

COVID-19’un Cinsiyetçi Yüzü? Harekete Geçirici Bir Eylem Çağrısı

Abstract

Kadına yönelik şiddet, dünya çapında her 3 kadından 1'inin hayatının bir noktasında yakın bir partneri veya partneri olmayan kişinin uyguladığı fiziksel, duygusal veya cinsel şiddete maruz kalması durumunda alarm veren yaygın bir sorun haline gelmiştir. COVID-19 salgını yalnızca kadına yönelik şiddeti artırmakla kalmamış, aynı zamanda kadınların şiddete maruz kaldığı oranı da artırmıştır. Bugün dünyamızdaki cinsiyet eşitsizliği ve sosyo-kültürel normlar, Cinsiyet Temelli Şiddetin (GBV) artmasında kilit bir rol oynamaktadır. Yaşanan sıkıntılı durumlar, sivil karışıklıklar ve ekonomik çöküş zamanlarında, kadınlara yönelik şiddet vakalarında her zaman dikkate değer bir artış yaşanmaktadır. COVID-19 salgını nedeniyle dünya kaosa sürüklenirken, kadınlara yönelik şiddette yaşanan artış bir kez daha artmaya başladı. Dünya genelinde, 15 ila 49 yaşları arasındaki 243 milyon kadın olmak üzere her 3 kadından 1'inin yaşamları boyunca yakın bir partner tarafından fiziksel ve / veya cinsel şiddete maruz kaldığı tahmin edilmektedir. Topluluk için verilen eylem çağrısı açıktır. COVID-19'un ve kısıtlamaların şiddet üzerindeki etkileri ölçülmelidir. Etik ve güvenliğe özel dikkat gösterilmelidir. Bu nedenle, salgın sırasında karantina nedeniyle aile içi şiddet mağdurlarını destekleyen politikalar ve programlar daha etkili olabilir.

Keywords

Covid-19, Cinsiyete Dayalı Şiddet, Karantina, Kadınlar

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