Partners as Possession: A Qualitative Exploration of Intimate Partner Sexual Violence in Freetown, Sierra Leone

Schneider, Luisa

doi:10.1080/10926771.2018.1506854

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“…Empirical research in Sierra Leone about women has been linked to post-conflict and post-Ebola state rebuilding, for instance, tackling health, justice and sexual violence (Denny and Fofana Ibrahim, 2012; Schneider, 2019). However, little has been written on care or even love within the family setting linked to disability or chronic illnesses (Szántó, 2019).…”

Section: A Feminist Ethics Of Carementioning

confidence: 99%

“…One of the consequences of the civil war had been gender-based violence targeting girls and women. As such, post-conflict, 'gender' became a programmatic term, a global funding focus, as well as local civil society priority to combat inequalities and advocate human rights (Denney and Fofana Ibrahim, 2012;Schneider, 2019). In a post-colonial country with several sets of laws; customary, legal and Muslim that remained unchanged since the country's independence in 1961, three 'Gender Justice Laws ' (2007-2009) were enacted post conflict: the Domestic Violence Act; the Devolution of Estates Act; and the Registration of Customary Marriage and Divorce Act.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…By using the term 'gender', Amelia was referring to the importance of women's sociality within public and private spheres. Just as gender relations are characterised by what Sierra Leoneans term 'selfishness' or 'carelessness' (Rogers, 2016), concepts exemplified in intimate partner violence (Schneider, 2019), they are also characterised by care-giving. When we spoke to Mrs. Sia Evelyn Nyandemo, a mother of a child with SCD working in the east of the country for an NGO, she agreed with Amelia that there needed to be a focus on gender.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Most research on sickle cell disorders has tended to be gender-blind. This qualitative study undertaken in 2018, explores if and how sickle cell disorders become gendered in Sierra Leone through the analytical framework of a feminist ethics of care. It argues that women have to navigate moral blame when they have children with the condition. At the same time women refashion moral boundaries so that gendered norms around childhood and parenting for such children become suspended, in favour of creation of careful spaces. Parental fears of physical and sexual violence mean that gendered sexual norms are enforced for teenage boys as they are encouraged into early adulthood. In contrast, girls are kept in enforced ignorance about the consequences of sickle cell for reproduction and are encouraged to delay motherhood. This is because, as women relate, relationships and giving birth are fraught with embodied dangers and risks of violence.

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Section: A Feminist Ethics Of Carementioning

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“…Their findings suggest that women feel a sense of powerlessness, helplessness, shame, and ongoing fear of men after IPSV (Easteal & McOrmond-Plummer, 2006). Recent qualitative studies on IPSV are lacking, with a few exceptions (Bagwell-Gray, 2019a; Kwiatkowski, 2019; Schneider, 2019), many of which examine the issue in a particular setting or cultural context.…”

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“It Went to the Very Heart of Who I Was as a Woman”: The Invisible Impacts of Intimate Partner Sexual Violence

Tarzia

2020

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Intimate partner sexual violence (IPSV) sits within the intersection of intimate partner violence and sexual violence. It is prevalent, yet poorly understood. Research consistently shows that IPSV is associated with many mental and physical health issues although the mental health aspects are often the most damaging. Despite this, there is poor understanding of the mechanisms through which IPSV causes trauma and poor mental health. To address this gap, I used interpretative phenomenological analysis of n = 38 in-depth interviews with women in Australia to explore their lived experiences of IPSV. The essence of IPSV was described as “Being attacked from the inside out” and comprised four themes. The first, “Shaken foundations,” described devastating betrayal and loss of trust. The second, “A different kind of damage,” suggested that sexual violence impacts women differently from physical or psychological violence in a relationship. The third theme, “It kills something inside you,” addressed the dehumanizing aspects of IPSV. The final theme, “Lingering scar tissue,” focused on the long-term impacts of IPSV on women’s sexuality and relationships. The findings of this study highlight the “invisible impacts” of IPSV, which may be the pathways through which it causes trauma.

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“…It is also imperative to mention the impact of gender inequality upon family planning in this context, where men tend to wield significant power over women, including with respect to their bodies and sexualities (Schneider 2019). While contraception was generally deemed the purview of women, we found that many men were involved—at least indirectly—when it came to a choice of method or accessing services.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“If the Woman Doesn't Prevent, You Will Become Pregnant”: Exploring Male Involvement in Contraceptive Use Preceding Unplanned Pregnancy in Sierra Leone

McLean

Thulin

2022

Studies in Family Planning

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Globally, millions of unintended pregnancies occur each year resulting in a host of social, economic, and health-related problems. Improving knowledge of and access to family planning services is an effective way to prevent unintended pregnancy, and research suggests that men's involvement promotes greater contraceptive uptake. To explore this issue, we assess contraceptive knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors among Sierra Leonean men who experienced an unplanned pregnancy. Findings indicate that men's participation in family planning was limited due to barriers including inadequate knowledge about contraception, poor access to services, and gender norms that consider family planning a woman's responsibility. As a result, men often resorted to a pattern of control that put the onus of contraceptive use on women and blamed women when they became pregnant, without considering their own role in pregnancy prevention. We suggest that family planning policies and interventions both engage men and address the barriers to their participation in reproductive health.   "If the Woman Doesn't Prevent, You Will Become Pregnant" March  Studies in Family Planning ()  "If the Woman Doesn't Prevent, You Will Become Pregnant"

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Partners as Possession: A Qualitative Exploration of Intimate Partner Sexual Violence in Freetown, Sierra Leone

Cited by 14 publications

References 19 publications

“You have to find a caring man, like your father!” gendering sickle cell and refashioning women's moral boundaries in Sierra Leone

“You have to find a caring man, like your father!” gendering sickle cell and refashioning women's moral boundaries in Sierra Leone

“It Went to the Very Heart of Who I Was as a Woman”: The Invisible Impacts of Intimate Partner Sexual Violence

“If the Woman Doesn't Prevent, You Will Become Pregnant”: Exploring Male Involvement in Contraceptive Use Preceding Unplanned Pregnancy in Sierra Leone

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