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UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES NAME: ABIGAIL NAMFUKWE COMPUTER #: 12016861 COURSE CODE: DS 102 COORDINATOR: DR FRANCIS CHIGUNTA TUTOR: MR CHAMA KABUMBU TUTORIAL: TUESDAY, 10-11HRS ASSIGNMENT: ONE DUE DATE: 7TH JUNE 2013 QUESTION AS THE CHIEF PLANNING OFFICER IN THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN, YOU RECEIVE A REPORT THAT THE LEVEL OF GENDER BASED VIOLENCE IN CHIEF MUNYUMWBE’S AREA HAS GONE UP. DESCRIBE THE SEQUENTIAL PLATFORM OF ACTIONS THAT YOU CAN MAKE TO ADRESS THIS ISSUE. Gender inequality is both a cause and effect of gender based violence, yet gender based violence is in†¦show more content†¦The international organization for migration estimates that 700 Thousand women are mostly transported involuntary across borders each year for the sex trade. Two million girls between the ages of 5 and 15 are introduced into the commercial sex market each year. In situations of armed conflicts, girls are systematically the target for abuse, rape and sexual assault which are used as a deliberate weapon of war in conflicts. Having looked at gender based violence at a global level; the next thing is to look at it at a national level. In Zambia, several surveys were carried out by the central statistical office (CSO) and the results were as follows. Rape cases increased from 178 in 2007 to 254 in 2010, defilement cases recorded a significant increase from 696 cases in 2007 to 2,419 cases in 2010, Physical violence on women stood at 28% in 2007. 20% of males indicated having physically hurt their partners and only 12% of females indicated having done it. In the same year, the study showed that 47% of women had experienced domestic violence, 11% experienced violence during pregnancy, 30% of married women experienced sexual violence and 47% experienced spousal violence. Political positions like that of the deputy minister recorded a decrease from 2006 at 18.2% to 17.2%, in addition, in 2006, there was no female representation in the position of a deputy permanent secretary which indicates a drop from the 6.7 female representationShow MoreRelatedGender Based Violence1089 Words   |  4 Pages Losing Face There has been violence toward women throughout the world since the existence of human beings. Violence is when a man is taking some sort of action to take control of the victim and in the result the person is left psychologically and physically damaged and living in fear. Also the development of the person’s personality and leading a normal life is harmed. One of the worst type of violence is acid throwing which is also sometimes referred to as â€Å"crime of passion†. The reason forRead MoreGender-Based Violence. 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