Gender Based Violence in South Africa
- Author:
- Gender Links
- Publisher:
- Gender Links
- Publication Date:
- 26 November 2012
- Tags:
- South Africa, Human Rights, Women and Gender
This document explains a study of gender based violence prevalence in four provinces in South Africa. The study shows that despite the country's progressive Constitution on gender equality, patriarchal societal norms, and the conspiracy of silence that discourages women from speaking out fuels gender based violence.
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