Violence Against Women and Children Following the 2011 Great East Japan Disaster: Making the Invisible Visible Through Research

This study reports on 82 unduplicated cases of violence against women and children after the Great East Japan Disaster of March 2011. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire from informants who worked with the disaster-affected populations. In addition to domestic violence, reported cas...

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Published in:Violence against women 2019-05, Vol.25 (7), p.862-881
Main Authors: Yoshihama, Mieko, Yunomae, Tomoko, Tsuge, Azumi, Ikeda, Keiko, Masai, Reiko
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alienation
Child abuse & neglect
Children
Compliance
Disasters
Domestic violence
Gender-based violence
Helplessness
Intimate partner violence
Mothers
Perpetrators
Questionnaires
Sex crimes
Sexual behavior
Violence against women
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Summary:This study reports on 82 unduplicated cases of violence against women and children after the Great East Japan Disaster of March 2011. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire from informants who worked with the disaster-affected populations. In addition to domestic violence, reported cases involved sexual assault and unwanted sexual contact, including quid pro quo assault perpetrated by nonintimates. Perpetrators often exploited a sense of fear, helplessness, and powerlessness and used threats to force compliance with sexual demands in exchange for life-sustaining resources. Findings point to the urgent need to develop measures to prevent and respond to postdisaster gender-based violence.
ISSN:1077-8012
1552-8448
DOI:10.1177/1077801218802642