The consequences of government measures in Palestine to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on gender-based violence

被引:1
作者
Al-Rantisi, Ahmed Mohammed [1 ]
Faraj, Ola Usama [2 ]
机构
[1] Islamic Univ Gaza, Fac Arts, Social Work Dept, Gaza, Palestinian Aut, Palestine
[2] Islamic Univ Gaza, Social Work Dept, Gaza, Palestinian Aut, Palestine
关键词
Women; Palestine; GBV; Survivors; COVID-19; Government measures;
D O I
10.1108/JAP-07-2022-0014
中图分类号
C916 [社会工作、社会管理、社会规划];
学科分类号
1204 ;
摘要
PurposeIn the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, many countries, including Palestine, implemented lockdown rules. These measures slowed the outbreak of the coronavirus, and because of the poor management of the Palestinian government in dealing with women's rights in light of the Corona pandemic, they contributed to increasing gender-based violence (GBV). Design/methodology/approachThe study used the qualitative method. An inductive thematic latent content analysis was applied using the MAXQDA 2020 program throughout the data collection stage. The content analysis in this study focused on interviews made with the survivors. The interview schedule consisted of four questions covering different aspects of knowledge around GBV during COVID-19 in the Gaza Strip. In-depth interviews were conducted in Arabic with 25 survivors who experienced GBV between January 17 and March 13, 2022. FindingsThe results show that the kind of violence the survivors were most subjected to is psychological violence, followed by economic violence, and the least kind of violence that the survivors were subjected to was sexual violence. The study revealed the good practices for preventing and combating violence against Palestinian women and girls due to government measures to reduce COVID-19 from the perspective of survivors. Research limitations/implicationsOne of the limitations of this study was the small number of cases coming to the Aisha Association for support. Because of the temporary suspension of psychological and social support projects from the foundation due to a problem related to funding, some survivors also fear that their husbands will discover that they have participated in the study, so they hesitate to agree to an interview. Survivors' lack of understanding of the study question related to implications of closing social justice institutions due to COVID-19 on GBV? This led to conflicting answers. Originality/valueTo the best of the authors' knowledge, it is the first study in Palestine that dealt Consequences of Government Measures in Palestine to Mitigate COVID-19 on GBV, and its results will be important for the protection of survivors and the adoption of government policies in Palestine.
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