Recently, I analyzed that many articles and movies want to convey the message “A woman is violated because of being a woman”

Is it correct?

Is her gender the main reason why she is facing violence?

I also heard an example to clarify this – “if a woman faces domestic violence that means she doesn’t follow the traditional role of the wife” so she is subjected to violence.

Do you think, this is logical or make sense?

For me – no, This can’t be the reason

What is exactly Gender-based violence? This question is necessary to understand what is the reason for violence.

Gender-based violence is defined as physical, sexual, and psychological harm, which is still a major public health problem despite numerous policies and programs. It is also a fact that human rights violations are committed against men as well as women. Over the past few decades, gender-based violence has increasingly come to be recognized as a serious problem at the international level, not only for women but also for the attainment of equality, development, and peace. In recent years the government has also begun to devote attention to this issue.

United Nations defines ‘violence against women as “any act of gender-based violence that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual or mental harm or suffering to women, including threats of such acts, coercion or arbitrary deprivation of liberty, whether occurring in public or in private life” The role of health professionals in providing care for the survivors can be better understood and addressed from the perspective of the WHO definition of ‘health’, which defines it as ‘an individual’s state of physical, mental and social well-being

The perpetuation of violence against women in India continues as a result of many systems of sexism and Patriarchy in place within Indian culture. Beginning in early childhood, young girls are given less access to education than males. Boys will go to primary school, whereas just over half of the girls will have that same opportunity.

Social discrimination based on gender and disability increases the vulnerability to gender-based violence for both men and women with disabilities. However, not only women and girls with disabilities but also transgenders are at an increased risk because of emotional, sexual, and physical abuse.

Gender-based violence can be seen as marital rape, virtual rape, domestic violence, female genital mutilation, sexual harrasment, and many more ways.

We never want such a society should be present in our neighborhood so how we can reduce it? We have to think about this.

The right to equality and dignity as enshrined within the human rights discourse is grossly 

violated by the occurrence of gender-based violence. It threatens the autonomy and dignity of the individual affected by it. It comes with great economic, social, physiological, psychological, and behavioral consequences which are navigated by survivors across time.

Violence against women creates a sense of insecurity and fear in the community. The complex issue can be tackled by providing comprehensive care proactively. A multi-dimensional and multi-agency team including access to psychosocial support is to be made available to deliver holistic care under one roof. Also implementing primary prevention programs such as life skills training programs, gender sensitization and sex education in all schools and colleges will go a long way.

In my opinion, education is one of the greatest weapons we have to uproot the gender-based violence from our society, and most importantly to avoid such a serious issue.

If we want to live in a better society so we have to change this mentality.

I know some of you are thinking about how it can be changed so quickly, but slowly we together can uproot this mental disaster.