Violence Against Women
Author: Duniya Jalil Ismail
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Abstract:
Violence against women is a violation of human rights and a form of discrimination against women, and it means all acts of gender-based violence that lead to social, psychological, economic and health damages and threaten family life and human values in society. The Study aims to identify the reasons behind violence against women, the forms of violence practiced against them and the strategies that reduced violence against women.
The data study consisted of abused smarried women in the city of Baquba such as Al-Rahma, Al-Razi, Al-Mafraq, and Al-Mustafa neighborhood. The study sample included (100) abused women, and the sample was chosen randomly. The descriptive approach was followed in analyzing and interpreting the phenomenon. The researcher used the questionnaire that's consisted of (50) items as a tool for collecting information and data, and the field data was processed using the social package for social sciences (spss). The study results that the husband’s weak religious commitment, the interference of the family in the affairs of the family, the husband’s preoccupation with social networking sites, his neglect of his family and his wife, and the poor economic situation of the family are among the most common causes of violence.