Disrupting gender norms in health systems: making the case for change

K Hay, L McDougal, V Percival, S Henry, J Klugman… - The Lancet, 2019 - thelancet.com
Restrictive gender norms and gender inequalities are replicated and reinforced in health
systems, contributing to gender inequalities in health. In this Series paper, we explore how …

Age of consent: challenges and contradictions of sexual violence laws in India

A Pitre, L Lingam - Sexual and reproductive health matters, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
India enacted a new child sexual abuse law in 2012 and made important changes to the
rape law in 2013 to expand the definition of rape and sexual assault, introduce several …

[HTML][HTML] Administrative data deficiencies plague understanding of the magnitude of rape-related crimes in Indian women and girls

R Dandona, A Gupta, S George, S Kishan, GA Kumar - BMC public health, 2022 - Springer
Background This paper investigates trends in rape-related crimes against women and girls
reported in the Indian administrative data from 2001 to 2018 to assess the burden of crime …

Prevalence of child maltreatment in India and its association with gender, urbanisation and policy: a rapid review and meta-analysis protocol

G Fernandes, M Fernandes, N Vaidya, P De Souza… - BMJ open, 2021 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Introduction India is home to 20% of the world's children and yet, little is known on the
magnitude and trends of child maltreatment nationwide. The aims of this review are to …

[HTML][HTML] The effectiveness of a sexual assault nurse examiner-grounding program (SANE-GP) on knowledge, skill and practice regarding sexual assault examination …

R Yesodharan, V Nayak, T Jose, V Palimar… - …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The medico-legal care of victims of sexual assault is very challenging, and requires specific
knowledge and skills. Professionals in the emergency departments of hospitals might not …

Rape, Popular Culture, and Nirbhaya: A Study of India's Daughter and Delhi Crime

B Rajan, D Kundu, S Sarkar - Journal of Communication …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
The brutal gang rape of Jyoti Singh (Nirbhaya) on a bus in New Delhi became worldwide
news in 2012. Widely known as the Nirbhaya rape incident, it was a landmark case that led …

Cyberbullying–A Critical Analysis of Laws, Criminal Responsibility and Jurisdiction

NS KHUDHAIR - The journal of contemporary issues in business and …, 2021 - cibgp.com
It is vital to look upon the data of Cyber Bullying cases and the age for which the accused is
held responsible. Statistics reveals that criminal minded people who are on the borderline of …

Freedom of movement and adolescent sexual violence in India

A Raj, A Singh, JG Silverman, N Bhan… - Journal of …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
This study assesses associations between freedom of movement and sexual violence, both
in marriage and outside of marriage, among a representative sample of adolescents in India …

Implementing an Educational Intervention on Formal Training of MBBS Interns Regarding Response to Violence Against Women

M Prasad, A Pentakota, P Biswas… - The Journal of Obstetrics …, 2024 - Springer
Background Violence against women (VAW) and sexual assault are major problems in the
real-world scenario. There exist lacunae among medical practitioners regarding response to …

Divergent Victims in the Old Bailey, 1950–1979

H Shore, L Williams - Victims' Access to Justice, 2022 - taylorfrancis.com
This chapter explores how victims were conceptualised and represented in selected
twentieth-century English criminal trials. Based on qualitative evidence drawn from Times …