YWCA Research/Interview
Over the last 200 years, the recognition of victimization has steadily increased as time progresses and as society develops. The greatest development of victimology; which is the study of victimization, started in the 1960’s and continued till the 70’s. It started with the women movement in the early 1960’s which focused on supporting women and children who have been victimized by a male-dominated justice system. The next movement is the law and order movement which is considered the milestone of victimology because it brought about the victimization surveys and victim services. The final movement is the civil rights movement which brought about equality for visible minorities. As a result of these movements, several …show more content…
It is a global movement/ organization that works to establish the rights for all women throughout the world regardless of their age, ethnicity or beliefs. In 2015 the YWCA proposed the 2035 vision; this vision was proposed to ensure that “100 million young women and girls will transform power structures to create justice, gender equality and the world without violence and war”(Who We Are, n.d. ) by the year …show more content…
Women who escape a violent relationship have more to deal with other than simply walking away. If they press charges they have the whole legal system to deal with. Sometimes this works in the victim's favor and other time it does not. For example, sexual assault cases are not always reported, for those victims who decide to report their assailant, they have to deal with months of trials; the same could be said for child custody battles.
Life in the north. According to the study, the majority of indigenous people that live in the north are highly susceptible to abuse relationship. The study says that “Indigenous women in Canada are five times more likely than other women of the same age to die as a result of violence” ( YWCA Canada, 2009). In other ward, the living standard of indigenous women in Canada is directly related to the amount of abuse they receive.
Multiple barriers. This part of the study addresses all of the previous issues but applies them to women who suffer from a disability. People who suffer from mental illness are already rejected by society and don’t get the help they need. “The harsh social stigmatization attached to mental illness still prevails and, as a result of decades-old government cutbacks to social services, women with mental health issues often lack access to medical
Over the last 200 years, the recognition of victimization has steadily increased as time progresses and as society develops. The greatest development of victimology; which is the study of victimization, started in the 1960’s and continued till the 70’s. It started with the women movement in the early 1960’s which focused on supporting women and children who have been victimized by a male-dominated justice system. The next movement is the law and order movement which is considered the milestone of victimology because it brought about the victimization surveys and victim services. The final movement is the civil rights movement which brought about equality for visible minorities. As a result of these movements, several …show more content…
It is a global movement/ organization that works to establish the rights for all women throughout the world regardless of their age, ethnicity or beliefs. In 2015 the YWCA proposed the 2035 vision; this vision was proposed to ensure that “100 million young women and girls will transform power structures to create justice, gender equality and the world without violence and war”(Who We Are, n.d. ) by the year …show more content…
Women who escape a violent relationship have more to deal with other than simply walking away. If they press charges they have the whole legal system to deal with. Sometimes this works in the victim's favor and other time it does not. For example, sexual assault cases are not always reported, for those victims who decide to report their assailant, they have to deal with months of trials; the same could be said for child custody battles.
Life in the north. According to the study, the majority of indigenous people that live in the north are highly susceptible to abuse relationship. The study says that “Indigenous women in Canada are five times more likely than other women of the same age to die as a result of violence” ( YWCA Canada, 2009). In other ward, the living standard of indigenous women in Canada is directly related to the amount of abuse they receive.
Multiple barriers. This part of the study addresses all of the previous issues but applies them to women who suffer from a disability. People who suffer from mental illness are already rejected by society and don’t get the help they need. “The harsh social stigmatization attached to mental illness still prevails and, as a result of decades-old government cutbacks to social services, women with mental health issues often lack access to medical