WUNRN
THE MAKING OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE - HOW
DOES A BOY GROW UP TO COMMIT RAPE?
Women
and girls around the world experience staggering levels of rape and other forms
of sexual violence.This violence devastates lives, unhinges communities, and
hampers greater social and economic development. While the severity, frequency,
and purpose of this violence can broaden during times of conflict or emergency,
its foundations are laid during “peacetime,” as is underscored by the extreme
levels of violence observed consistently across the globe. Yet it is only in
recent decades that policymakers, researchers, and programmers have begun
to pay closer attention to this urgent violation of human rights and barrier to
sustainable development. This report presents an overview of the five study sites
of the International Men and Gender Equality Survey (IMAGES), presents
findings related to men’s self-reported perpetration of sexual violence,
investigates seven domains of possible influences on men’s sexual violence
perpetration and provides actionable lessons and recommendations.
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Report: