Taking care of people who have suffered violence (sexual, physical, psychological, gender-based) or rape is one of our main concerns.
Gender violence, also known as gender-based violence (GBV), is a recent and constantly evolving concept that encompasses any form of gender-based violence, discrimination or harm that disproportionately affects women and people because of their gender identity or sexual orientation.
This includes, but is not limited to:
-Physical violence: Any form of physical violence, aggression, abuse or threat of violence directed against a person because of their gender, gender identity or sexual orientation.
-Psychological violence: Acts intended to degrade, humiliate, intimidate or control a person because of his or her gender, which may include verbal threats, insults, online harassment, denigration, etc.
-Sexual violence: Any act of sexual violence, including rape, sexual assault, sexual harassment, trafficking in persons for sexual purposes, etc.
-Economic violence: The control of a person’s financial resources because of their gender, depriving them of their financial independence and ability to make important decisions.
-Institutional violence: Discriminatory policies, practices and laws that maintain gender inequalities, or ignore the needs and rights of people because of their gender.
When to recognize a healthy/unhealthy relationship?
THE COMPONENTS OF A HEALTHY RELATIONSHIP ARE:
-Respect for self and others
-Good communication
-Equality between partners
-Pleasure
-Consent
THE COMPONENTS OF AN UNHEALTHY RELATIONSHIP ARE:
-Control
-Humiliation
-Unpredictability
-Manipulation
-Violence
Anyone who experiences, uses or witnesses violence can help break the cycle of violence.
Visit our dedicated page on violence.
Got an emergency? Call 113!