GLOBAL DATABASE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLSCOUNTRY-PROFILEISRAELMEASURESINQUIRY INTO THE PUBLIC'S STANCE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
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Inquiry into the Public's Stance on Violence against Women
Type of Measure
Research and statistical data > Other research and statistical data
Form of Violence
Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence
Year
2006
Brief Description

Inquiry into the public's stance on violence against women.

N= 502 (men and women). State Wide. Subjects: awareness of violence against women; awareness of the existence of means to address and assist in cases of violence. Data: Gender and age disaggregated. CBS not involved, Data collection not repeated.

Findings:

  • Emotional violence (or abuse) (that leaves no external marks) is usually not perceived as violence (only 3% of the men and 4% of the women did see it as violence). 81% of the men and 79% of the women perceive only physical violence as violence.
  • Women are more aware of emotional violence than men.
  • Anger outbursts are perceived as relatively legitimate, mostly by men.
  • 43% of the men believe it is their right to forbid their wife/girlfriend to leave the house dressed "inappropriately". 36% agree that a wife should report her activities to her husband.
  • 97% of the women and 87% of the men find it acceptable that women should seek council if hurt.
Source of Information
Supplementary information provided for the database by the Government of Israel, August 2009
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