TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - 'It's breaking quite big social taboos' violence against women and girls and self-defense training in Nepal
JO  - Women's studies international forum
A1  - Standing, Kay
A1  - Parker, Sara
A1  - Bista, Sapana
SP  - 51
EP  - 58
VL  - 64
IS  - 
N2  - Given the increased vulnerability to, and rise in reports of, sexual violence in post-disaster situations this article seeks to explore the role of self-defense programmes as a response to addressing violence against women and girls. It draws on the authors' experience of post-earthquake Nepal in 2015. We argue that self-defense training can play a crucial role in challenging normative gender roles, raising confidence and self-esteem in girls and women during and post disaster, and call for further research to take place at the local level to explore this important issue further.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0277-5395
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wsif.2017.09.006
ID  - ref1
ER  -