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- Title
The Making of a Human Rights Issue: A Cross-National Analysis of Gender-Based Violence in Textbooks, 1950-2011.
- Authors
Russell, S. Garnett; Lerch, Julia C.; Wotipka, Christine Min
- Abstract
In the past few decades, awareness around gender-based violence (GBV) has expanded on a global scale with increased attention in global treaties, organizations, and conferences. Previously a taboo topic, it is now viewed as a human rights violation in the broader world culture. Drawing on a quantitative analysis of 568 textbooks from 76 countries from across the world, we examine the extent to which this growing global attention to GBV has filtered down into national educational curricula. We find that textbook discussions of GBV are more prevalent in the post-1993 period and are linked to discussions of women’s rights. In addition, discussions of GBV are more common in countries with more linkages to the global women’s movement. Findings from our study underscore the influence of the women’s rights movement and the radical feminist perspective on the reframing of GBV as a human rights issue.
- Subjects
VIOLENCE; GENDER; TEXTBOOKS; HUMAN rights
- Publication
Gender & Society, 2018, Vol 32, Issue 5, p713
- ISSN
0891-2432
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/0891243218786686