Violence Against Women

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This paper reviews the Declaration on Violence Against Women by the United Nations, stating that violence against women is "a manifestation of historically unequal power relations between women and men and a means by which this inequality can be maintained" (Amnesty International Canada, n.d.). "

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"It is both comforting and commonplace to think that violence against women is an aberration stemming from particular circumstances. However, from the feminist perspective it may be argued that violence against women is an integral part of society, as important to the maintenance of the existing status quo as more acceptable things, such as families or laws. All existing societies incorporate an inequality between women and men, with the latter being advantaged by this inequality. Thus, the United Nations Declaration on Violence Against Women has referred to violence against women as "a manifestation of historically unequal power relations between women and men and a means by which this inequality can be maintained" (Amnesty International Canada, n.d.). "

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