Please enable JavaScript.
Coggle requires JavaScript to display documents.
Lack of Education / Literacy Levels (Lack of Law Enforcement &…
Lack of Education / Literacy Levels
Lack of Law Enforcement & Policing
Lack of policies preventing media from portraying violence against women in movies, television and news
Social norms
Culture of acceptance
Public ignorance
Lack of law enforcement in holding perpetrator of domestic violence accountable for their actions , which deters reporting
Facilitators of law viewing the issue as a "family matter", making victims reluctant to seek help
Influence of The Islamic Council of Ideology in preventing law enforcement, through misinterpretation of the Quran and justifying violence against women
Further influence from Jirga and Panchayat systems
Economic instability
Inability to build resilient and sustainable infrastructure for rural communities
Uneven distribution of funds to health and welfare and educational services in rural communities
Quality of education and good health and well-being is affected
Greater need for international NGO's, local NGO's, NFP's, social leaders, philanthropists and advocates to provide support systems
High and unaffordable costs > education is seen as a "luxury"
Corruption and political instability
Lack of security and armed forces in stopping armed militant groups (i.e. Taliban) from contributing to gender-based violence
No enforcement of compulsory education
Law enforcements and policies that still contribute to gender discrimination (i.e. equal pay)
Patriarchal society
Gender norms
Family Honour (expected of males in Pakistani culture)
Balance of power between males, females & extended family (i.e husband and mother in law particularly, both hold power over the wife)
Restricted power, mobility, decision-making and access to income
fear of stigma, shame and gossip from community, preventing the reporting of domestic violence, thus recidivism occurs
'Domestic Violence' seen as a taboo issue
Cultural institutions, beliefs and practices that undermine women's autonomy and contribute to gender-based violence and gender inequality
Arranged / child marriages
Dowry systems
Honour killings and acid attacks
Misinterpretation of the Quran
Misconception of women's role in Pakistani society . They are assigned as household and mother figures
Unable to support the family (children) by working, leading to financial dependancy
divorce is not an option
Lack of employment
Unemployment
Homelessness
Poverty
Hunger
Unequal pay
Low socio-economic status
Economic stress
Alcohol abuse
Physical and emotional abuse
Poor cognitive and reproductive health, depression, psychological trauma post-traumatic stress disorder, suicide, behavioural problems, low self-esteem, social isolation and lack of concentration
injury & death
Experienced or exposed to domestic violence from a young age, from own parents or media, leading to uneducated assumptions
Lack of awareness towards the issue and lack of knowledge on basic human and legal rights
Domestic Violence Against Women In Rural Areas of Pakistan