Aboriginal girls are 4 times more likely to be the victims of
sexualized violence in care before the age of 12 than other children.
Not exact matches
Of the children
in care who experienced
sexualized violence, 64 per cent were Aboriginal girls.
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».
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.
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.
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.
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.