Violence against women in the United States is the use of domestic abuse, murder, sex-trafficking, rape and assault against women in the United States...

The Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (VAWA) is a United States federal law (Title IV of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act, H.R. 3355)...

in the perpetrator or his violent nature, especially against women. The UN Declaration on the Elimination of Violence Against Women states, "violence...

household violence, such as violence against a child, by a child against a parent or violence between siblings in the same household. In the United States, it...

Violence against women in India refers to physical or sexual violence committed against a woman, typically by a man. Common forms of violence against...

This is a list of incidents of violence against women. The cases are sorted by country and year. Malalai Kakar (2008) Bibi Aisha Sahar Gul (2011) Sushmita...

The United States Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) was created following the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) of 1994. The Act was renewed in 2005...

Rape in the United States is defined by the United States Department of Justice as "Penetration, no matter how slight, of the vagina or anus with any body...

The lynching of women in the United States refers to the extrajudicial killing of women between the 1830s and the 1960s. While the majority of lynching...

Violence against transgender people in the United States includes sexual, physical, and emotional violence. These acts of gender-based violence may result...

The International Violence Against Women Act of 2015 (I-VAWA) is proposed legislation to address violence against women through United States foreign...

Violence against women in Pakistan, particularly intimate partner violence and sexual violence, is a major public health problem and a violation of women's...

Violence against women in the Philippines includes different forms of gender-based violence. The term "violence against women" is "the word or concept...

Violence against women in Mexico includes different forms of gender-based violence. It may consist of emotional, physical, sexual, and/or mental abuse...

incarcerated in the United States. A United States Department of Justice report, Sexual Victimization in Prisons and Jails Reported by Inmates, states that "In 2011–12...

Violence against women includes physical, psychological, emotional, and sexual abuse of women by men, domestic violence being the most common form. Malaysia...

Women in the Israel–Hamas war refers to the experience of Israeli and Palestinian women as victims of violence, combatants, leadership partners, and as...

Violence against women in Guatemala reached severe levels during the long-running Guatemalan Civil War (1960-1996), and the continuing impact of that...

Violence against women in Belarus is a significant issue in Belarusian society. Belarus is ranked 29th on the Gender Inequality Index and 36th on the...

Domestic violence, the law under IPC 498A specifically protects only women. Specifically only a woman can file a case of domestic violence. According...

The Declaration on the Elimination of Violence Against Women (abbreviated as DEVAW) was adopted without a vote by the United Nations General Assembly in...

intimate partner violence, which is committed by one of the people in an intimate relationship against the other person, and can take place in relationships...

abuse in the American film industry reported against people related to the medium of cinema of the United States. Accusations of sexual assault in the industry...

In the broader context of racism in the United States, mass racial violence in the United States consists of ethnic conflicts and race riots, along with...

during the occupation of Japan Rape in the United States of America Sexual harassment in the military Sexual assault Sexual violence Women in the military...

Activism against violence against women aims at decreasing violence disproportionally committed against women. Activism refers to "a doctrine or practice...

Violence against women is an entrenched social problem in Ukrainian culture engendered by traditional male and female stereotypes. It was not recognized...

The treatment of slaves in the United States often included sexual abuse and rape, the denial of education, and punishments like whippings. Families were...

Sexual violence is any harmful or unwanted sexual act—or attempt to obtain a sexual act through violence or coercion—or an act directed against a person's...

man to the police than a man hitting a woman. A study in 2023 found that people—especially women—are less likely to accept violence against women than violence...