Violence against women

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Violence against women (VAW), also known as gender-based violence, violence against women and girls, or sexual and gender-based violence, is violence committed against women or girls specifically because they are female. Such violence, often considered hate crime, is primarily committed by men or boys due to historical power dynamics between the genders. Violence against men is the corresponding category, where acts of violence are targeted against males. VAW has an extensive history, though the incidents and intensity of violence has varied over time and between societies. Such violence is often seen as a mechanism for the subjugation of women, whether in society in general or in an interpersonal relationship. The UN Declaration on the Elimination of Violence Against Women states, "violence against women is a manifestation of historically unequal power relations between men and women" and "violence against women is one of the crucial social mechanisms by which women are forced into a subordinate...

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