Covid-19 Pandemic - A Determining Factor in the Increase of Violence Against Women. Case study: France

Claudia Gilia ()
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Claudia Gilia: Assistant professor, Valahia University of Târgoviște, Faculty of Law and Administrative Sciences, Târgoviște

Journal for Ethics in Social Studies, 2020, vol. 4, issue 1, 70-82

Abstract: Violence against women, regardless of their nature, remains a scourge that societies have been struggling with for a very long time and which, unfortunately, for various reasons are difficult to eradicate. Among the many side effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, it has become clear that the current health crisis provided a breeding ground for an increase in domestic and intra-family violence. In France, the incidence of violence against women is estimated to have increased by 30% during the first round of containment. Our study aims to analyze the situation in the French system, to present the legislative framework in this area, but also the institutions with a major role in the fight against violence.

Keywords: COVID-19 crisis; lockdown; physical/ sexual violence; domestic violence; victims; protection (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O3 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.18662/jess/4.1/29

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