LO Mini-CAT Gr11 Term 4 2024

What is Gender-Based Violence (GBV)?

Any form of harm or abuse directed at someone because of their gender, including physical, emotional, sexual, and financial abuse.

Define Domestic Violence.

Violence or abuse that occurs within a family or intimate relationship, often involving partners, spouses, or family members.

What constitutes Sexual Harassment?

Unwanted sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, or inappropriate sexual behavior that makes someone feel uncomfortable or unsafe.

What is meant by Consent?

Clear, voluntary agreement to engage in a specific action or behavior, which must be given freely and can be withdrawn at any time.

Who is a Perpetrator?

A person who commits violence or abuse against another person.

Explain the term Patriarchy.

A social system where men hold primary power and are dominant in roles of political leadership, moral authority, and control over property.

What does Sexism refer to?

Prejudice or discrimination based on a person's gender, often directed at women and girls.

What is Femicide?

The intentional killing of a woman because of her gender.

Define Intimate Partner Violence (IPV).

Abuse or violence that occurs between partners in a close relationship, such as marriage, dating, or living together.

What is Bystander Intervention?

When someone who witnesses a harmful situation, like GBV, takes action to prevent or stop it.

Support services

Organizations and resources that provide help to victims of GBV/ coercive control such as counselling, medical care, legal resources

Human rights

The basic rights and freedoms that all people are entitled to, such as the right to live free from violence, abuse, coercive control

Coercive control

A pattern of controlling behaviours by an abuser intended to dominate a partner or family member

 

Empowerment

The process of becoming more confident and gaining control over your own life, including the ability to stand up against GBV and coercive control.

Victim blaming

When the person who has been harmed is unfairly blamed for the violence they experienced, instead of holding the perpetrator accountable.

Love bombing

A manipulation tactic where an abuser showers a person with excessive attention, affection, and gifts in order to gain control over them or make them dependent.

Stalking

Repeated and unwanted attention, harassment, or following that makes the victim feel unsafe. It can involve physical following or digital tracking.

Cyber stalking

Using the internet, social media, or other digital tools to harass, track, or intimidate someone.

Gaslighting

A form of emotional abuse where the abuser makes the victim question their own reality, memory, or sanity, often used as a method of coercive control.

Negging

A manipulative tactic where someone insults or undermines another person to lower their selfesteem, often to gain control over them or make them seek approval.

 

Catcalling

Unwanted comments, whistles, or gestures, typically of a sexual nature, directed at someone in public spaces.

Sextortion

A form of blackmail where someone threatens to share explicit images or videos of a victim unless they meet certain demands, often sexual in nature.

Revenege porn

The sharing or posting of intimate, private photos or videos of someone without their consent, often to embarrass or harm them.

isolation

A tactic of coercive control where the abuser prevents the victim from interacting with friends, family, or social networks, making them more dependent on the abuser.

Manipulation

When an abuser twists the truth or uses deceit to make the victim feel guilty, responsible for the abuse, or obligated to remain in the relationship.

Toxic Masculinity

Cultural attitudes that pressure men to act in aggressive, dominant, and emotionally repressed ways. These attitudes can lead to violence, including GBV.

 

Gender roles

Societal expectations about how people should behave based on their gender. Traditional gender roles can reinforce harmful stereotypes and contribute to GBV