Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4941923 | Women's Studies International Forum | 2017 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
Given the increased vulnerability to, and rise in reports of, sexual violence in post-disaster situations this article seeks to explore the role of self-defense programmes as a response to addressing violence against women and girls. It draws on the authors' experience of post-earthquake Nepal in 2015. We argue that self-defense training can play a crucial role in challenging normative gender roles, raising confidence and self-esteem in girls and women during and post disaster, and call for further research to take place at the local level to explore this important issue further.
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Authors
Kay Standing, Sara Parker, Sapana Bista,