Understudied and underaddressed: Femicide, an extreme form of violence against women and girls.
Little is known about the prevalence and dynamics of femicide, a persistent form of violence against women and girls, due to challenges associated with its documentation. Research by Abrahams and colleagues comparing rates of femicide in South Africa over 18 years, however, suggests that femicide is...
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| description | Little is known about the prevalence and dynamics of femicide, a persistent form of violence against women and girls, due to challenges associated with its documentation. Research by Abrahams and colleagues comparing rates of femicide in South Africa over 18 years, however, suggests that femicide is preventable. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8bcf1e2af0364b16a765b524546c25582024-01-24T05:30:37ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS Medicine1549-12771549-16762024-01-01211e100433610.1371/journal.pmed.1004336Understudied and underaddressed: Femicide, an extreme form of violence against women and girls.Chen ReisSarah R MeyerLittle is known about the prevalence and dynamics of femicide, a persistent form of violence against women and girls, due to challenges associated with its documentation. Research by Abrahams and colleagues comparing rates of femicide in South Africa over 18 years, however, suggests that femicide is preventable.https://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.1004336&type=printable |
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| title | Understudied and underaddressed: Femicide, an extreme form of violence against women and girls. |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Understudied and underaddressed: Femicide, an extreme form of violence against women and girls. |
| title_short | Understudied and underaddressed: Femicide, an extreme form of violence against women and girls. |
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