Women, Migration and Violence Against Women

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-	'''Summary of issues covered'''	+	'''Summary of issues covered'''
-	Women represent highest numbers of illiteracy people	+	Women represent highest numbers of illiterate people
	High percentage of women are in extreme poverty		High percentage of women are in extreme poverty
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	Most women have no free choice and lack opportunities		Most women have no free choice and lack opportunities
-	'''Reasons for exploitation/Violence'''	+	'''Reasons for exploitation/Violence'''
-	•�Many women and children are misplaced to cities and therefore lack jobs and also exploited	+	*Many women and children are misplaced to cities and therefore lack jobs and also exploited
		+	*Pornography is a great source of violence against women
		+	*Pornography shows maltreatment of women e.g. that women should be beaten, raped and forced to have sex
		+	*Pornography degrades the image of women and start getting the wrong image about women from early age.
		+	*Pornography encourage prostitution influence perception of young people and perception of the woman's body for sexuality (reality is different)
		+	*Police hide this problem and therefore hard to find the trend on trafficking
-	•�Pornography is a great source of violence against women	+	'''Media and Internet'''
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-	•�Pornography shows maltreatment of women e.g. that women should be beaten, raped and forced to have sex	+
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-	•�Pornography degrades the image of women and start getting the wrong image about women from early age.	+
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-	•�Pornography encourage prostitution influence perception of young people and perception of the woman's body for sexuality (reality is different)	+
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-	•�Police hide this problem and therefore hard to find the trend on trafficking	+
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-	Media and Internet	+
	This is a source of information which has encouraged violence, trafficking and other misinterpretation of woman's body		This is a source of information which has encouraged violence, trafficking and other misinterpretation of woman's body
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	An experience of a 24 year old girl highlighted the following issues		An experience of a 24 year old girl highlighted the following issues
-	•�Refugees	+	*Refugees
		+	*War contribute so much to the violence against women
		+	*Women are raped
		+	*Forced to hard labour
		+	*Psychological, mentally illiteracy
		+	*Exploited
		+	*Impregnated at early age
		+	*Climatic changes a challenge to many
-	•�War contribute so much to the violence against women
-	•�Women are raped	+	'''Recommendations'''
-	•�Forced to hard labour	+	Call to the world to help refugees and women in maternity, drugs etc.
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-	•�Psychological, mentally illiteracy	+
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-	•�Exploited	+
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-	•�Impregnated at early age	+
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-	•�Climatic changes a challenge to many	+
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-	'''Recommendations'''	+
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-	Call to the world to help refugees and women in	+
-	Maternity	+
-	Drug e.t.c	+
	The big question is who will care for our children when we will no longer be there		The big question is who will care for our children when we will no longer be there
-	The voice of a young girl who has a child	+	(The voice of a young girl who has a child)
	All governments should give women right to live and participate in society		All governments should give women right to live and participate in society
	Event covered by Rose Njoroge		Event covered by Rose Njoroge
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	[[Category:Gender issues and women struggles]]		[[Category:Gender issues and women struggles]]
	[[Category:Migrations]]		[[Category:Migrations]]
-	[[Category:Nairobi WSF2007]]	+	[[Category:Nairobi WSF 2007]]

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Revision as of 11:54, 5 December 2007

Event 

Women, migration and violence against women

Organizer 

World March of Women

Number of Participants 

Female 40 Male 10 Total 50

Summary of issues covered

Women represent highest numbers of illiterate people

High percentage of women are in extreme poverty

Most women have no free choice and lack opportunities

Reasons for exploitation/Violence

• Many women and children are misplaced to cities and therefore lack jobs and also exploited
• Pornography is a great source of violence against women
• Pornography shows maltreatment of women e.g. that women should be beaten, raped and forced to have sex
• Pornography degrades the image of women and start getting the wrong image about women from early age.
• Pornography encourage prostitution influence perception of young people and perception of the woman's body for sexuality (reality is different)
• Police hide this problem and therefore hard to find the trend on trafficking

Media and Internet

This is a source of information which has encouraged violence, trafficking and other misinterpretation of woman's body

Exiled people/woman

An experience of a 24 year old girl highlighted the following issues

• Refugees
• War contribute so much to the violence against women
• Women are raped
• Forced to hard labour
• Psychological, mentally illiteracy
• Exploited
• Impregnated at early age
• Climatic changes a challenge to many

Recommendations

Call to the world to help refugees and women in maternity, drugs etc.

The big question is who will care for our children when we will no longer be there (The voice of a young girl who has a child)

All governments should give women right to live and participate in society

Event covered by Rose Njoroge