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Fiji: Violence against Women – Identifying and Combating Structural Discrimination that Furthers Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV)

Fiji: Violence against Women – Identifying and Combating Structural Discrimination that Furthers Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV)

Hansdeep Singh, Jaspreet Singh, Marjory D. Fields
Copyright: © 2014 |Pages: 27
ISBN13: 9781466650312|ISBN10: 1466650311|EISBN13: 9781466650329
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-5031-2.ch015
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Singh, Hansdeep, et al. "Fiji: Violence against Women – Identifying and Combating Structural Discrimination that Furthers Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV)." Contemporary Social Issues in East Asian Societies: Examining the Spectrum of Public and Private Spheres, edited by Mika Markus Merviö, IGI Global, 2014, pp. 248-274. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-5031-2.ch015

APA

Singh, H., Singh, J., & Fields, M. D. (2014). Fiji: Violence against Women – Identifying and Combating Structural Discrimination that Furthers Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV). In M. Merviö (Ed.), Contemporary Social Issues in East Asian Societies: Examining the Spectrum of Public and Private Spheres (pp. 248-274). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-5031-2.ch015

Chicago

Singh, Hansdeep, Jaspreet Singh, and Marjory D. Fields. "Fiji: Violence against Women – Identifying and Combating Structural Discrimination that Furthers Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV)." In Contemporary Social Issues in East Asian Societies: Examining the Spectrum of Public and Private Spheres, edited by Mika Markus Merviö, 248-274. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2014. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-5031-2.ch015

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Abstract

Fiji is a very interesting case for studying the bridges between private and public spheres and social and cultural background. Despite its idyllic setting and concentration of resources, Fiji has one of the highest rates of violence against women, outside of conflict zones, in the world. The state, legal system, and society have simply failed to protect the women against different forms of violence and discrimination. The lack of parliamentary democratic process certainly has contributed to the deplorable situation. After analyzing the roots of the problem, the authors introduce comprehensive policy recommendations to help rectify the situation. The problems in Fiji are rather extreme, and there is a lot to learn for everyone about the weakness of state and institutions to perform some of their most fundamental functions.

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