2. - What is violence against women?
- Types of violence against women:
- battering
- rape
- sexual and physical abuse of young women
- verbal and emotional
- murder
- forced sterilization
- female genital cutting
- stalking
- prostitution

3. -Understanding Violence
- coercion and threats
- intimidation
- verbal attacks
- isolation
- minimizing, denying and blaming
- use loved ones
- a busing authority
- economic control
- men still feel superior to women
- men are thought of as dominant, whereas women are thought of as
dependent
- they believe that violence is an appropriate way to gain control

4. - Who is at higher risk?
- women of colour
- older women
- young women
- immigrant women
- refugees
- poor women
- women with disability

5. - Consequences:
- Homicide or suicide
- Unintended pregnancies
- Induced abortions, stillbirth, pre-term delivery and low birth weight babies.
- Gynecological problems
- Sexually transmitted infections
- Depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, sleep difficulties, eating disorders,
emotional distress and suicide attempts
- Headaches, back pain, abdominal pain, fibromyalgia, gastrointestinal disorders,
limited mobility and poor overall health
- Increased smoking, drug and alcohol misuse, and risky sexual behaviors in later life

6. - Prevention
Priority 1: Adopt laws that work
Priority 2: Make sure laws are implemented
Priority 3: Educate and sensitize
Priority 4: Build partnerships
Priority 5: Show strong political will
Priority 6: Establish a sound institutional framework