Awareness on GBV

1. AMITY COLLEGE OF NURSING
AMITY UNIVERSITY HARYANA
GENDER BASED VIOLENCE

2. • B.Sc. Nursing students of Amity college of Nursing, Amity University Haryana
presents a video to create awareness about Gender Based Violence among
general public.
• Project members:
Nandita Jana
Gyanchandra Thakur
Laxmi Yadav
Vasundhara
Azharuddin
Naman
Kanishka Tyagi
• Guides - Prof. (Dr.) Smriti Arora and Ms. Sharmila Phalswal

3. Definition
• Gender-based violence (GBV) is violence that is directed at an
individual based on his or her biological sex OR gender identity.
It includes physical, sexual, verbal, emotional, and
psychological abuse, threats, coercion, and economic or
educational deprivation, whether occurring in public or private
life.

4. Prevalence
• While women and girls are the most at risk and the most affected by
gender-based violence, boys, men, and sexual and gender minorities also
experience GBV.
• Violence against women is globally pervasive. It exists in every country,
culture, caste, education, ethnicity and age.
• According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 35 percent of women
worldwide have experienced either physical and/or sexual violence (WHO
2013).
• According to the United Nation’s Population Fund, 1 in 3 women have
experienced physical or sexualized violence in their lifetime.

7. Prevalence in India

9. Types of GBV
Sexual
Assault
Human
Trafficking
Rape
Domestic
violence-
intimate
partner
Physical
assault-
Hitting, slapping,
burning, acid
attack
Forced/
early
marriage
Female
Infanticide
Emotional
abuse
Genital
circumcision
Denial of
resources

10. Causes of GBV
Poverty Dowry
Lack of
education
Cultural and
social norms
Alcoholism/
Drug abuse
Questionable
Implementation
of laws
Lack of institutional
grievance and complaints
procedure

11. Examples of GBV
• GBV can happen in the private or public sphere
kitchens and bedrooms and streets,
markets and boardrooms or
in the refugee camps.
• It can include street harassment, i.e. groping, whistling, or
unwanted attention in public spaces, and marital rape and
intimate partner violence.

12. • HIV, Infections
• Genital injuries
• Unwanted
pregnancy
• Abortion
• Low Birth Weight
baby
• Anxiety
• Depression
• Sleep
disturbances
• Suicide
Mental
health
Sexual
and
reproductive
health
Death
Reduced
productivity
Impact of GBV

13. LAWS
1956 The Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act
1961 Dowry Prohibition Act
1986 Indecent Representation of Women (Prevention) Act
2005 Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act
2006 The Prohibition of Child Marriage Act
2012 Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act
(POCSO)
2013 Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace
(Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act (POSH Act)
2013 The Criminal Law (Amendment) Act

15. Women Helpline numbers
Women Helpline (All
India)
1091
Women Helpline
Domestic Abuse
181
Police 100
National Commission For
Women (NCW)
011-26942369, 26944754
Child Helpline 1098

16. Summary
Gender Based Violence is a critical
problem prevailing in our country and
worldwide.
There is a need to create awareness
among people regarding GBV and how
it can affect an individual's life.

18. REFERENCES
• UN(United Nations) (https://www.who.int/health-topics/violence-against-women#tab=tab_1)
• WHO(World Health organization) (http://www.emro.who.int/media/news/global-report-violence-
women.html)
• WHO (https://viivhealthcare.com/en-gb/our-stories/partnerships-key-populations/cracking-down-on-
gender-based-violence/)
• NFHS(National Family Health Survey) (https://yourstory.com/socialstory/2019/09/gender-violence-
india/amp)
• Global gender gap report 2020(http://www.noneinthree.org/india1/policy-hub/)
• FIGO(https://www.figo.org/news/gender-based-violence-covid-19-pandemic)
• http://www.eweing.org/programs/know-and-say-no/
• Control Arms(https://controlarms.org/blog/10-reasons-to-tackle-diversion-at-the-csp-2018-2/)
• WHO(https://www.who.int/health-cluster/about/work/task-
teams/genderbasedviolence/en/#:~:text=The%20health%20consequences%20of%20violence,pregnancy%20c
omplications%2C%20and%20chronic%20conditions