Oral Presentation (Transcription)

Definition:

The United Nations General Assembly defines the violence aganist women how:

-The result of all sexism violence is a possible or real physical, sexual or psychological harm including threats, coercion or deprivation of freedom, in public or private life.

It means that the violence aganist women it’s because they’re only women.

- Historians think that violence is connected to history when women were seen as property or servants of men.

Types of violence:

-Physicalà It’s the type of violence that leaves marks on the boody. For example: bites, kicks...

-Psicologicalà This is when a person receives insults and threats. The aim of the attacker is to take control of the woman and dominate her.

-Economicà The attacker wants to take control of the economical situation.

-Socialà The victim can’t meet her friends or she can’t visit her family.

-Sexualà The attacker compels the victim to have sexual intercourse.

Characteristics:

1. Violence aganist women happens because men think that they’re superior to women.

2. Women are considered worse than men, so they can be ill treated.

3. Violence appears in every social class and at different stages in life.

4. Violence aganist women depends on the education and the society.

5. This type of violence is recognized thanks to the reports to the police.

Women are at risk when:

· He critisizes your way of dressing or thinking.

· He forbids you or deosn’t like you to make up.

· He compares you with other girls.

· He gets angry for nothing.

· He shouts at you or pushes you around.

· He says things that hurt you when you argue.

· He watches you and controls your mobile phone or your emails.

· You get scared when he gets violent.

· He frequently gets jealous.

· He accuses you of flirting when he sees you with other men.

What to do if somebody has been attacked

1. Call the police.

2. Ask a neighbour or a person in your family to witness their physical condition, harm and attitude of the aggressor.

3. Collect all their personal documents.

4. If there have been injuries:

- Go to the doctor and get the medical certificate.

- Take photos of the injuries.

5. Ask for legal advice.

Psycological consecuenses:

Women change their way of dressing and they also change their character, their customs...

Moreover, they can develop symptoms of stress, depression, rage, low self-esteem, blame and resentment. They usually have sexual problems and addictive contuct.

These women can’t sleep because they have nightmares, they can’t concentrate, they’re irritable...

So, important depressive problems could appear.

Types of protection:

There are 2 types of protecion:

-Physical protectionà Making sure that the agressor cannot come into contact with the victim and commit agressions.

-Legal protectionà Security through: possessing the family house and custody of the children.

There are two measures:

1. Criminal measures:

- Provisional prison

- Restraining order

- Prohibition of communication

2. Civil measures:

- Suspension of visits

- Withdrawal of custody, if they have children.

Examples of famous singers who were ill-treated:

Christina Aguileraà when she was a child suffered physical abuse by her father.

Shakiraà She was psychologically abused by her boyfriend, Osvaldo Ríos.

Mariah Careyà She suffered psychologically abused by her both boyfriends, Tommy Mottola and Luís Miguel.

Tina Turnerà Her husband abused her physically with severe strokes and this real life drama was made into a movie.

Rihannaà Recently, her ex-boyfriend Chris Brown abused her physically, with severe blows.

Statistics

In 2009 died 141 women for those different reasons and in 2008 died 207 women.

The statistics say that between 35% and 40% of women who live with their partners suffer physical or psychological violence from men.

Thousand of women are even threatened with death.

One in every three women in the world, has been physically ill-treated or compelled to have sexual intercourse and often by somebody they know.

Violence against women is practically invisible.

Many women are afraid or ashamed and they don't report the incidents to the police.

Impact on society

- The World Health Organization says that violence on women causes more expense for the health services because these women need more treatmen.

Conclusion:

Nowadays women have more freedom than before, and this has caused men to become more violent. It’s necessary reinforce the rights of women to fight aganist this resistance.

We have to:

-Reforce the police and the citizans help.

-Recognition by the goverment

-Aplication of new criminal tools.

But the best would be that we can receive the same education, because violence is a conduct that can be modified.