The war on gender-based violence must start at home – lawyer, Ajibade
The wife of Okemesi/Ido-Ile Local Council Development Area Chairman Feyisayo Betty Ajibade said the war on gender-based violence must start at home.
She made this claim at the inauguration of the Gender Based Violence (GBV) Management Committee, in Okemesi Ekiti.
Ajibade said that for an effective solution to the threat of GBV, different sectors of society must work together.
According to her, violence can be psychological, sexual and physical aggression that can cause trauma or cause the victim to become violent or suicidal to free themselves from the abuse.
She said that many acts of violence against women are often perpetrated by criminals who perceive women as the weaker sex, therefore easy prey.
Ajibade pointed out that apart from assaults by criminals, the fact is that women face a more insidious form of violence committed daily not by complete strangers, but in most cases by their relatives - husbands , brothers, uncles, cousins and even in a few cases, their sons.
She said that in most places it is a firmly held belief that men have the moral right to dominate and control women and that there are certain societies where it is considered normal to beat a woman. wife in public if she challenges her husband. by questioning his authority.
She emphasized that the purpose of setting up the GBV committee is to educate, sensitize and enlighten people to say no to violence.
The wife of Okemesi/Ido-Ile Local Council Development Area Chairman Feyisayo Betty Ajibade said the war on gender-based violence must start at home.
She made this claim at the inauguration of the Gender Based Violence (GBV) Management Committee, in Okemesi Ekiti.
Ajibade said that for an effective solution to the threat of GBV, different sectors of society must work together.
According to her, violence can be psychological, sexual and physical aggression that can cause trauma or cause the victim to become violent or suicidal to free themselves from the abuse.
She said that many acts of violence against women are often perpetrated by criminals who perceive women as the weaker sex, therefore easy prey.
Ajibade pointed out that apart from assaults by criminals, the fact is that women face a more insidious form of violence committed daily not by complete strangers, but in most cases by their relatives - husbands , brothers, uncles, cousins and even in a few cases, their sons.
She said that in most places it is a firmly held belief that men have the moral right to dominate and control women and that there are certain societies where it is considered normal to beat a woman. wife in public if she challenges her husband. by questioning his authority.
She emphasized that the purpose of setting up the GBV committee is to educate, sensitize and enlighten people to say no to violence.
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