Knowra Gender-based violence Gender-based violence Gender-based violence is violence directed at people because of their gender or that disproportionately affects a gender group. It includes physical, sexual, psychological, and economic harm.
Coercive control : A pattern of acts that restricts another person’s autonomy through intimidation, isolation, surveillance, or control. It shows how gender-based abuse can operate as an ongoing pattern rather than isolated assaults.
Intimate partner violence : Physical, sexual, or psychological harm by a current or former intimate partner. It is a major form of gender-based violence addressed by prevention and support services.
Trauma : Psychological and physiological responses to events experienced as threatening or deeply harmful. Gender-based violence can cause trauma that affects safety, relationships, and daily functioning.
Hate crime : A criminal act motivated in whole or in part by bias against a protected or targeted group. A hate crime is defined by bias motivation, while gender-based violence can include noncriminal harms and structural patterns.
Gender-based violence data : Statistics and evidence about the prevalence, forms, causes, and consequences of gender-based violence. Underreporting and inconsistent definitions make the scale and distribution difficult to measure.
Rape : Sexual penetration without consent, as defined by the applicable legal system. Rape is a form of gender-based violence often enabled by entitlement, coercion, and unequal power.
Sexual violence in conflict : Sexual violence committed in connection with armed conflict, including rape and sexual slavery. Conflict settings expose how gendered violence can be used to terrorize, displace, or control populations.
Post-traumatic stress disorder : A mental disorder that can develop after exposure to actual or threatened death, serious injury, or sexual violence. It is one possible clinical consequence of experiencing gender-based violence.
Child abuse : Physical, sexual, or emotional maltreatment or neglect of a child. Child abuse is defined by the victim’s age; it is gender-based only when gender shapes the violence.
Consent : Freely given, informed, and revocable agreement to participate in an activity. Legal and social standards for consent shape how sexual violence is identified and addressed.
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