Victimization of women and children

Useful for analyse what are the way women and children are affected

1. “ GENDER EQUALITY IN TENDER EQUALITY” IN VICTIMIZATION OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN

2. INTRODUCTION Violence against women and children is a serious public health concern, with multiple levels of society. Although violence is a threat to everyone, women and children are particularly susceptible to victimization because they often have fewer rights or lack appropriate means of protection. The women and children are affected in various crimes. In some societies certain types of violence are deemed socially or legally acceptable, thereby contributing further to the risk to women and children.

3. DEFINITION OF VICTIMIZATION Victimization means where one person being made a victim due to another person who damages the physical or psychological state of mind of the victim by different ways of assault such as murder, rape, sexual molestation, bullying and harassment.

4. WOMEN a person assigned a female sex at birth, Or a person who defines herself as a women. CHILDREN Noun: Child A young boy or girl who is not yet an adult

5. Types of crimes commonly Prevalent in India Against women and Children Female foeticide and infanticide Gender discrimination Domestic Violence Dowry Acid Attacks Child Marriages/ Forced marriages Sexual offences Rape Molestation Trafficking Forced prostitution.

6. Violence against women The term violence against women means any act gender-based violence that results in, or is likely to result in, physical ,sexual or psychological harm or suffering to women and also financially, including threats of such acts, coercion or arbitrary deprivation of liberty, whether occurring in public or private life. The causes of violence against women include:- The unequal distribution of power and resources between men and women; and an adherence to rigidly defined gender roles and identities i.e., what it means to be masculine and feminine.

7. Reason for victimization of women The unequal distribution of power and resources between men and women; and an adherence to rigidly defined gender roles and identities i.e., what it means to be masculine and feminine. Family stress contributes to physical abuse. Stress may result from unemployment, frequent moves, social isolation from friends or family members, or ongoing family violence.

8. Violence against Children abuse and neglect in the family, incest, sexual abuse, infanticide; bullying and other forms of violence in the school; corporal punishment; psychological aggression; child trafficking, sale of children, child sexual exploitation and other commercial sexual exploitation of children; child labor; 

9. Reason for victimization of children The reason for children includes violence Poverty and young, single parenthood are associated with higher risks of physical abuse. Family stress contributes to physical abuse. Stress may result from unemployment, frequent moves, social isolation from friends or family members, or ongoing family violence.

10. How can be they victimized in society and family? Society Women and girls experience and fear different forms of sexual violence in public spaces, from unwelcome sexual remarks and gestures, to rape and femicide . It happens on streets, in and around public transportation, schools, workplaces, public toilets, water and food distribution sites, and parks.

11. Family Women and children are affected in their families, relatives and neighbours like sexual harassment, mental cruelty , family issues, marriage also one of the main reason to include women as a victim, because dowry plays a major role in women life i.e., as dowry death. The children suffers from sexually abuse, forced to work for family situation i.e., as child labour.

12. New categories of crime in 20 th century social networks T he most cyber crime  committed against women and school girls are cyber blackmail, threats, cyber pornography, posting and publishing of obscene sexual content, stalking, bullying, defamation, morphing, and the establishment of fake profiles. The total cyber crime incidents have gone up by 18.4% but the number of cybercrime cases against women has gone up by 28%, as shown by National Crime Record Bureau.

13. Drug Peer pressure is a strong factor in starting to use and misuse drugs, particularly for young people. Lack of family involvement. Difficult family situations or lack of a bond with parents or siblings may increase the risk of addiction, as can a lack of parental supervision.

14. Women and the law The Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956. The Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961. Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005. The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (PREVENTION, PROHIBITION and REDRESSAL) Act, 2013. The Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act, 1986 Etc.,

15. Children and the law The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection) Act (2000, amended in 2015) The Prohibition of Child Marriage Act (2006) The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (2012) The Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act (1986) E.t.c .,

16. C ONCLUSION There is an inequality is playing in our society, the women and children are majorly affected in different ways in the society. They got justice but there is no solution to stop , victimizing the women and children . Violence against women and children is a universal phenomenon and takes many forms. Besides being a violation of human rights, it has far reaching medical and psychological effects on battered women and children and is also a community health issue. By exposing this evil phenomenon and implementing the proper measures, we can curb it further and may be one day eradicate it all together

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