KROKY

 

Leader: Špela

Secretary: Teja

Reporter: Cvetka

Time-keeper: Sandra

Reserve person: Tjaša

 

 

 

 

Violence Against Women in Slovenia

 

 

 

 

Problem:  

Violence against women is becoming a serious problem in today's societies. It can be physical, mental, verbal, sexual or economic. It could be said that with the foundation of "Društvo SOS" and extensive media project about violence against women "Kaj ti je, deklica" victims look for an advice through free telephone help line. Organizations which report about a huge number of such calls. But people are actually not aware how serious this problem is because violence happens behind the doors, victims are not prepared to talk openly about their problem because of fear and distrust. 

 

Therefore we are going to find out what sort of help is there for these women. We will see what organisations exist and what sort of aim they try to reach. We wil try to find out whether those who work in such organizations feel that violence against women results from unequal division of power between gender in society.

 

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Research questions:

1. Why is violence against women such a big problem?

2. Where in Slovenia is violence the most expanded?

3. How do women usually  react when they are victims of violence?

4. What kind of consequences does this bring for them?

5. How many different organizations is there in Slovenia, that try to help women in this position?

6. What kind of women (as regards of age, education, …) are suffering the most in Slovenia?

7. Age differences between women and the type of violence?

8. Why are this women hidding their »pain« and aren't telling about their problem to anyone?

9. What sort of violence is the most often?

10. An interview with women who suffered because of violence.

 

Distribution of tasks:

Tjaša will be answering the questions three and six.

Špela will be answering the questions two. She will also make an interview.

Teja will be answering the questions one and seven.

Cvetka will be answering the question four and five.

Sandra will be answering the questions eight and nine.

 

List of literature:

Koznik V., Drobnikar M. (ur)(1995), Dosje: Nasilje nad ženskami, Urad vlade RS za žensko politiko

Zaviršek, Darja (2001): Doktrina vprašanja socialnega dela na področju nasilja nad ženskami

Deklaracija o odpravi nasilja nad ženskami, A/RES/48/104, 20.12.1993

Konvencija o odpravi vseh oblik diskriminacije žensk, A/RES/34/180

Priporočilo Ministrskega odbora Sveta Evrope državam članicam o varstvu žensk pred nasiljem, Rec (2000)5

Pravilnik o spremembah in dopolnitvah pravilnika o oddajanju neprofitnih stanovanj v najem, Ur.l. RS 31/2003

www.varuh-rs.si

www.društvo-sos.si

www.amnesty.si

http://www.letswrap.com/dvinfo/myths.htm

 

 

1. http://www.delo.si/images/iman/2004_11/pb_zenska-nasilje1.jpg  (accessed 15 March 2008) 

 

2. http://www.sobotainfo.com/articles/images/1235/Untitled-1%20copy_medium.jpg  (accessed 15 March 2008)  

 

3. National Organization for Women (2008) NOW and Violence Against Women, http://www.now.org/images/rounds/violence-diamond.gif (accessed 15 March 2008) 

 

 

 

GLOSSARY:

 

 

Špela:

safe house => varna hiša

non-governmental organization => nevladna organizacija

kršitev človekovih pravic => breaches of human rights 

CSD (social work centre) => center za socialno delo

 

Tjaša:

domestic violence (when a family member, usually a husband,  attempts to physically or psychologically dominate the other, usually a woman): nasilje v družini

intimidation: zastraševanje

abusive behaviour: zlorabljanje (vedenje, ki temelji na zlorabljanju)

resentment: maščevalnost

emotional neediness: pomankanje čustev

 

Sandra:

commited violence: izvajati nasilje

to eliminate: izločiti

to coerce into: prisiliti v nekaj

 

Teja:

dwelling: stanovanje, bivališče, dom

leisure: lagoden, prost

venues: kraji zločina, kraj sodnega postopka

assaults: napad, napasti koga

veracious: resnicoljuben

wrapped: zavit, obdan

veil (of secret): tančica skrivnosti

 

Cvetka:

professional council for problematic against women- strokovni svet za problematiko nasilja nad ženskami

office of the government of the Republic of Slovenia for equal opportunities- urad republike Slovenije za enake možnosti

reamin anonymous- ostati anomimen

withdrawal- umik

Social chamber- socialna zbornica

 

 

MINUTES OF THE FIRST MEETING OF THE GROUP KROKY

 

Held on 12 February 2008 at Net Café

 

Present: Tjaša, Sandra, Špela, Cvetka, Teja

Absent: nobody

 

Agenda: 1. Selecting a name of the group

              2. Defining roles of the members

 

Item 1: Cvetka suggested the name Kroky and all the members agreed that this is an interesting name.

             Decision: the name of our group is Kroky.

 

 

Item 2: All the members chose the roles together. They are published in this wiki page.

 

Minutes taker: Sandra

Chair: Cvetka

 

MINUTES OF THE SECOND MEETING OF THE GROUP KROKY

 

Held on  22 February 2008 virtualy on the Internet

 

Present: Cvetka, Tjaša, Sandra, Špela, Teja

Absent: nobody

 

Agenda: 1. Selecting the topic

              2. Defining 10 research questions

 

Item 1: Sandra suggested that our topic could be about women in Iraq. Tjaša agreed but she said that we should choose a more specific topic so she suggested Women and Islam.

            Decision: All members agreed on the topic.

 

Item 2: The members devised ten research questions which are important for the topic. They are published in this wiki page.

 

Minutes taker: Sandra

Chair: Tjaša

 

 

MINUTES OF THE THIRD MEETING OF THE GROUPO KROKY

 

Held on 22 February 2008 at Net Café

 

Present: Cvetka, Tjaša, Sandra, Špela, Teja

Absent: nobody

 

Agenda: 1. Changing the topic

              2. Tasks distributed

3. List of literature

4. Any other business 

 

 

Item 1: We decided to change our topic, because Women in Islam is very extensive problem and in Slovenia we will find with difficulty a women, who will speak about her problems in society. So Špela suggested that our new topic would be Violence Against Women because this problem is huge, but people do not know much about it.

            Decision: All members agreed on the topic.

 

Item 2: All the members agreed that we have to distribute the tasks. Every member of the group will answer two questions. We wrote the distribution of tasks and they are published in this wiki page.

            Decision: We all agreed and divided the questions.

 

 

Item 3: At the meeting all the members suggested literature connected with our topic. Špela proposed that she can help with literature, because she already has one project on this topic.

Decison: We all agreed with her and decided which literature will be used.

 

Item 4: We declared that all member have to do their tasks as soon as possible that then we could finish our report together. We also defined that each member have to write one or two sentece for introduction and for conclusion.

 

Minutes taker: Špela

Chair: Teja