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The dynamics of domestic violence against women in Botswana


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Author list: G Mookodi

Publication year: 2004

Journal: Pula: Botswana Journal of African Studies

Volume number: 18

Issue number: 1

Start page: 55

End page: 65

Number of pages: 11

ISSN: 0256-2316



Gender inequality is characterised by unequal power relations between women and men. One of the key manifestations of these unequal power relations is violence. Studies conducted in Botswana indicate that actual violence and threats of violence against women severely hamper the achievement of gender equality. This paper presents the results of national studies on the extent and nature of violence against women. The studies reveal that most cases of violence are domestic - committed by men against their wives or cohabiting parmers. The paper examines the dynamics of domestic violence. the factors that perpetuate it and the difficulties o.fstopping it.


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