PSY 3121 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Well-Founded Relation, Japan Air System, Domestic Violence
9 Apr 2018
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Deacon & sullivan: responding to the complex and gendered needs of refugee women. During war, women are at greater risk of sexual assault and are more vulnerable to attacks when performing gender- speci c duties (ex. When eeing from war, women are against more vulnerable to sexual assault and exploitation by armed forces, border guards, and refugee camp of cials. Refugee camps are often unfriendly to women and can pose signi cant threats to women, including the threat of sexual assault when they perform household duties or when they visit latrines after dark. Women often have access to few, if any, health resources and may suffer disproportionately from health problems, such as malnutrition. Food is often distributed to male heads of households, and men and boys often eat before women and girls, frequently taking more than their share of the limited resources that are available.
