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Gender-based violence and property grabbing in Africa: a denial of women's liberty and security
JOURNAL: Gender & Development
VOLUME: 15 ISSUE: 1
THEME: Gender-based Violence
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AUTHOR:
Kaori Izumi
EDITED BY:
Joanna Hoare
ISSN: 1355-2074 E-ISSN: 1364-9221
STOCK CODE: 002J1192
AVAILABILITY:
Available online only
PUBLISHER: Routledge
FORMAT:
Downloadable PDF
(pp: 13)
PUBLISHED:
Mar 2007
READERSHIP:
Activists and Campaigners, Postgraduate, Undergraduate, Professional and Practitioners,
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ABSTRACT
Property grabbing is a new form of gendered violence against women, threatening the security of women across Southern and East Africa. Forced evictions are often accompanied by further acts of violence, including physical and mental harassment, and abuse. Widows are particularly vulnerable, partly as a result of weakened customary practice and social safety nets that used to provide support to widowed women and their children, a situation made worse by the HIV and AIDS epidemic. Defending their property has cost some women their lives, while other women have lost their shelter and source of livelihoods, and have become destitute. The harassment and humiliation that often accompany property grabbing further strip women of their self-esteem, affecting their ability to defend their rights.
The views expressed in this article are those of the author(s) and do not
necessarily reflect the policies of Oxfam GB
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