Sentences with phrase «of sexualized violence»

This type of education can empower survivors to make an informed decision about what to do after an assault (even if they choose not to go to the police) and can reduce the uncertainty and stress associated with navigating the justice system in the aftermath of sexualized violence.

She is also a board member of Women Against Violence Against Women (WAVAW), and organization that provides support services to women survivors of sexualized violence.

So in addition to helping paint a gritty picture for the rest of the game experience, this kind of sexualized violence against inessential female characters is exploited by developers as a sort of cheap one - note character development for the «bad guys».

Aboriginal girls are 4 times more likely to be the victims of sexualized violence in care before the age of 12 than other children.

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Of the children in care who experienced sexualized violence, 64 per cent were Aboriginal girls.

But, there's tons of violence, an overly sexualized main character, and foul language.

Nonetheless, he barrels forward with the impatience of a man intent on getting to the babes - fight - monsters mayhem, introducing Baby Doll to a group of girls with similarly sexualized names and skanky attire — Rocket (Jena Malone), Blondie (Vanessa Hudgens), and Amber (Jamie Chung)-- and then having her regularly retreat into virtual worlds of guns - and - swords violence that marry components of (among others) Kill Bill, The Lord of the Rings, the PS3's Killzone, and sci - fi animé.

It is the collusion of violence done to women's bodies and the fact that it is often sexualized.

Unfortunately, when female combatants do appear in games, they are often presented in sexualized ways which inevitably lend the player's attacks an air of gendered violence.

In the 2009 game Wolfenstein, the Elite Guard are a special all - female enemy unit whose absurd uniforms sexualize not only the female characters themselves but also player's acts of violence against them.

What emerges through these galleries is not so much a demonstration of the interdisciplinary nature of contemporary art (which, as Caland proves, is nothing new) but, rather, a treatment of the racialized, gendered or sexualized body as a site of personal freedom and imaginative potential as well as externally imposed prejudice, constraint and violence.

The OHRC also expressed concern about the increased potential for sexual violence and harassment by stating that sexualized dress codes can make a female employee more vulnerable to unwanted sexual attention in the course of employment.

Similarly, in her book, Iskwewak — Kah» Ki Yaw Ni Wahkomakanak: Neither Indian Princesses nor Easy Squaws (1995), author Janice Acoose also drew attention to the racialized and sexualized legacy of settler colonialism that has led to an acceptance of violence.

She has worked extensively with childhood trauma and neglect (emotional, physical and sexual — both victims and offenders of all ages, including the development of a therapeutic foster care program for sexualized children), domestic violence (both victims and batterers), addictions (inpatient and outpatient evaluation and treatment / drugs, alcohol, and sexual), somatic disorders and war trauma.

These stereotypes, reinforced by the sexualized media and information environment, lead to the adoption of models and behaviour in which gender - based violence is perceived as something normal.