Intimate Partner Violence Against Women in the Capital Province of Sri Lanka

Jayasuriya, V; Wijewardena, Kumudu; Axemo, Pia

doi:10.1177/1077801211417151

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“…A recent Sri Lankan study focused on male university students also confirms these attitudes [12]. Prevalence and cross-sectional studies on partner violence have been carried out [5,10,11,13]. However, because prevalence estimates of GBV are highly sensitive to methodological factors, underreporting is a threat to their validity [14].…”

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‘Even though a man takes the major role, he has no right to abuse’: future male leaders’ views on gender-based violence in Sri Lanka

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Wijewardena

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Background: Distinct gender roles influence gender inequality and build the foundation for gender-based violence. Violence against women is a major public health problem in all societies, and a violation of human rights. Prevalence surveys on gender-based violence have been published from Sri Lanka, but qualitative studies on men’s perceptions are lacking. Objectives: The aim of this study was to explore young educated Sri Lankan men’s perceptions of violence against women. Methods: Seven focus-group discussions were held. Men at the end of their university studies were purposefully selected. A topic guide was used, covering various scenarios of violence against women. Qualitative content analysis was carried out. Results: Four categories were developed through the analytic process: fixed gender roles – patriarchal values are accepted in society, female mobility control, and slowly changing attitudes; violence not accepted but still exists – sexual harassment exists everywhere, different laws for different people, female tolerance of violence, and men’s right to punish; multiple factors cause violence – alcohol, violent behavior is inherited, violence culturally accepted, low education, and lack of communication; and prevention of violence against women – both parents must engage and socialize girls and boys equally, life skills education, premarital counselling, working places value clarification, and more women in politics and boards are suggested. Conclusions: Medical and management students, possible future male leaders of the country, have suggestions of prevention strategies in life skills to reduce gender-based violence and to increase knowledge of health consequences with the aim of changing attitudes.

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“…Despite these provisions, violence against women is a common occurrence in many parts of the country. In Sri Lanka, the incidence of GBV and intimate partner violence among ever-married women is estimated to be between 20% and 60% in different studies [10,11]. …”

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‘Even though a man takes the major role, he has no right to abuse’: future male leaders’ views on gender-based violence in Sri Lanka

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“…In most contexts, disclosure and recourse are often not considered by abused women [42][43][44][45]. Participants in this study also noted that abused women tended to suffer in silence and find ways to live with the abuse:…”

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“…However, some of these factors, especially suspicions of infidelity [42,49], sexual jealousy, and resultant marital dysfunction have been identified as factors contributing to IPV in the Sri Lankan context as well [42,49,[50][51][52]. Additional risk factors noted in these studies included: financial problems, alcohol use/abuse, women's (lower) level of education, social class, and "anxious or impulsive personality."…”

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“…Previous research about IPV in Sri Lanka and in other countries has also discussed the importance of factors such as the nature and severity of abuse, education level, informal social networks and support, and accessibility and cultural acceptability of formal support agencies, in determining women's responses to IPV [44,58,42,46]. Specifically, women's responses to IPV are determined by intersecting factors at the micro-, meso-and macro-levels.…”

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Perceptions About and Responses to Intimate Partner Violence in the Sinhalese Immigrant Community in Toronto

2014

Arts Social Sci J

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Intimate partner violence is a serious human rights issue and a critical health problem for women worldwide. Many studies have advanced our knowledge about this issue, but few have focused on immigrant communities in Canada. This paper presents the findings of a recently completed qualitative interpretive descriptive study involving seven Sinhalese women and two service providers in Toronto, Canada. An intersectionality approach was used to explore their views about intimate partner violence in the Sinhalese community. Participants acknowledged various forms of intimate partner violence within their community and identified patriarchal expectations, post-migration changes in socio-economic status, and relationship problems as contributing factors. Participants noted that most women remained with their abusive husband as a result of various micro-level (e.g., children's future), meso-level (e.g., community pressure), and macro-level factors (e.g., limitations in Canadian health, social, and settlement services). A complex interaction between gender, race, and class relations in pre-and post-migration settings appear to make women vulnerable to intimate partner violence as well as shape their responses to it. Further research is needed to develop a more comprehensive understanding of this interaction.

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Authoritarian populist politics, politico‐religious extremism, and violence against women in post‐war Sri Lanka

Jayasundara‐Smits,

Subedi

2024

World Affairs

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Despite the implementation of progressive national policies and the adherence to numerous international conventions aimed at eradicating gender‐based violence and violence against women, incidents of violence against women in post‐war Sri Lanka are on the rise. This research delves into the intersection of post‐war populist politics supported by religious extremists and the resulting violence perpetrated against women, as well as its repercussions on women's well‐being. We are interested in locating the specific mechanisms through which religious extremism, authoritarian populism, and violence against women are connected. Our findings indicate that post‐war populist politics, backed by Buddhist religious extremists and the post‐war Sinhalese‐Buddhist hegemonic state's re‐building project, have generated dialectical relationships with Sri Lanka's minorities—Tamils and Muslims. These relationships are partially enacted through different forms of gender violence. This has consequences for all women. As successive confrontations deepen, the deterioration of these relationships exacerbates the likelihood of violence and reinforces a culture of impunity.

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Intimate Partner Violence Against Women in the Capital Province of Sri Lanka

Cited by 83 publications

References 18 publications

‘Even though a man takes the major role, he has no right to abuse’: future male leaders’ views on gender-based violence in Sri Lanka

‘Even though a man takes the major role, he has no right to abuse’: future male leaders’ views on gender-based violence in Sri Lanka

Perceptions About and Responses to Intimate Partner Violence in the Sinhalese Immigrant Community in Toronto

Authoritarian populist politics, politico‐religious extremism, and violence against women in post‐war Sri Lanka

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