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Relationship Status Quo
Danielle Dougherty
Jana’s Campaign
Around the world
In the United States
What we’re doing about it
Relationship Status Quo
 India
 Yemen
 Iraq
 Pakistan
 Nepal
Worst Places to be a Woman
 Peru
 Turkey
 Sudan
 Afghanistan
 Democratic Republic of Congo
 Honor killings
-1000 killings every year in Pakistan
 Dowry deaths
-In India, one woman dies every hour due to dowry related
reasons
 In South Africa, one in four men report having had sex with
a woman against her will by the time he was 18 years old.
 In Afghanistan, 70-80% of girls and women face forced
marriages.
Around the World
 52% of Yemeni girls were
married before they
reached 18, and 14% were
married before they
reached 15 years of age.
Around the World
Child Marriage in Yemen
In the United States
In the United States
What Can We Do?
 Public Awareness
 Education, Prevention & Intervention
*Teen Dating Violence Prevention
 Public Policy & Advocacy
 Campus Action Initiative
 Engaging Men & Boys
Jana’s Campaign
What do you look for in a
relationship?
 Hitting
 Pushing
 Choking
 Biting
 Throwing things
 Pulling hair
 Forced unwanted sexual actions
Dating & Relationship Abuse
Dating & Relationship Abuse
 Name calling
 Criticism
 Isolating from others
 Extreme jealousy
 Cheating
 Spreading rumors
 Threatening to hurt themselves
 Humiliating in public
 Constant calls, texts
 Always wanting to know:
who, where, what
Teen Dating Violence
Awareness Month
Teen Dating Violence
Awareness Month
What Can We Do?
Raise awareness
Speak out
Take action
Violence is a learned behavior
-"Slap her"
Violence Prevention
Thank You
janascampaign@gmail.com
Feb 9: Show Your Strength
Feb 10: One Billion Rising
Feb 12: Made Free

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Times Talk: Relationship Status Quo

  • 1. Relationship Status Quo Danielle Dougherty Jana’s Campaign
  • 2. Around the world In the United States What we’re doing about it Relationship Status Quo
  • 3.  India  Yemen  Iraq  Pakistan  Nepal Worst Places to be a Woman  Peru  Turkey  Sudan  Afghanistan  Democratic Republic of Congo
  • 4.  Honor killings -1000 killings every year in Pakistan  Dowry deaths -In India, one woman dies every hour due to dowry related reasons  In South Africa, one in four men report having had sex with a woman against her will by the time he was 18 years old.  In Afghanistan, 70-80% of girls and women face forced marriages. Around the World
  • 5.  52% of Yemeni girls were married before they reached 18, and 14% were married before they reached 15 years of age. Around the World Child Marriage in Yemen
  • 6. In the United States
  • 7. In the United States
  • 9.  Public Awareness  Education, Prevention & Intervention *Teen Dating Violence Prevention  Public Policy & Advocacy  Campus Action Initiative  Engaging Men & Boys Jana’s Campaign
  • 10. What do you look for in a relationship?
  • 11.  Hitting  Pushing  Choking  Biting  Throwing things  Pulling hair  Forced unwanted sexual actions Dating & Relationship Abuse
  • 12. Dating & Relationship Abuse  Name calling  Criticism  Isolating from others  Extreme jealousy  Cheating  Spreading rumors  Threatening to hurt themselves  Humiliating in public  Constant calls, texts  Always wanting to know: who, where, what
  • 15.
  • 16. What Can We Do? Raise awareness Speak out Take action
  • 17. Violence is a learned behavior -"Slap her" Violence Prevention
  • 18. Thank You janascampaign@gmail.com Feb 9: Show Your Strength Feb 10: One Billion Rising Feb 12: Made Free

Editor's Notes

  1. India 68 percent of women in the world's second largest nation suffer from some sort of domestic violence Dated traditions also attempt to discourage giving birth to daughters, and 300 to 600 thousand pregnancies with female fetuses are terminated each year, according to The Lancet. Yemen The World Economic Forum (WEF)'s annual Gender Gap Report ranked the small Middle Eastern nation of Yemen as the worst for women out of the 136 countries listed. Access to education for girls is severely limited, as many are married before they reach their eighteenth birthday, leaving the female literacy rate at a dismal 35 percent. Iraq Contrary to what many may believe, the Iraq war didn't improve the lives of Iraqi women. The Iraqi prime minister, Nouri al-Maliki, has yet to appoint a woman to a senior government role. That's not the only field where women are suffering. Over the past thirty years, the number of women in the workforce has severely depleted. And the problem isn't just at work: Religious leaders regulate women's treatment at home and in marriage, not governmental laws. Pakistan Pakistan isn't the worst place in the world to be a woman—barely. The WEF ranked this nation second from last (before Yemen) on their Gender Gap Report. Nepal Peru 61 percent of women have been victims of physical abuse. Even more specifically, 52 percent of Peruvian women have been slapped by their partner, according to the World Health Organization. Turkey Sudan Women's rights in Sudan have been making headlines recently since Mariam Yahya Ibrahim was imprisoned to wait for her impending execution. Her crime? Marrying a Christian man and refusing to agree to be a follower of her father's religion: Islam. This extreme situation may seem unbelievable, but it is a reality in Sudan, where religious freedoms seriously limit citizens. Afghanistan Afghan women have been thrown in jail for running away from an abusive partner or being forced into prostitution The Democratic Republic of Congo. Rape and sexual assault are commonplace in soldiers' efforts to intimidate and threaten communities.  
  2. Honor killings- when women are put to death for an act that is perceived as bringing shame to their families If a bride cannot meet the financial demand of her dowry, she is often subject to torture, harassment and death by the groom's family.
  3. Starting to date 15.5 million U.S. children come from families with domestic violence
  4. -Talk about these issues- we have to quit keeping them quiet because they are uncomfortable to talk about -When you see/hear someone using abusive behaviors, harassing their BF/GF, constantly texting, anything– say something! -Be a role model to our siblings -ANY career can make these issues important education, justice studies, psychology, counseling, leadership (HR domestic violence issues)