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Section 1: RECOGNITION Module 4: Gender dynamics of violence against older persons

Section 1: RECOGNITION Module 4: Gender dynamics of violence against older persons. Respect Aging: Preventing Violence against Older Persons. Violence Prevention Initiative. Agenda. Welcome Brainstorming Learning together: Gender dynamics of violence against older persons

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Section 1: RECOGNITION Module 4: Gender dynamics of violence against older persons

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  1. Section 1: RECOGNITIONModule 4: Gender dynamics of violence against older persons Respect Aging:Preventing Violence against Older Persons Violence Prevention Initiative

  2. Agenda • Welcome • Brainstorming • Learning together: • Gender dynamics of violence against older persons • Small group activity • Reporting back to whole group • Wrap-up / Evaluation

  3. Gender and violence • Most victims of violence are women. • Most perpetrators of violence are men.

  4. Perpetrators… • ~8,500 Canadians 65yrs+ were the victim of a violent crime (2011) • 34% were victimized by family • 1 in 5 were victimized by an acquaintance • 27% were victimized by a stranger • A grown child was 1.5 times higher than a spouse to victimize an older person • More older females victimized by a spouse than older males.

  5. Victims… • Older women: • majority of victims of sexual /physical violence • higher rates of family violence • more likely to be victimized by spouse, ex-spouse or adult child • Older men: • higher rate of reported violent crime • more likely to be victimized by a person outside the family

  6. Gender and ageism • Ageism: negative stereotyping, prejudice or discrimination against older people based on age • older persons seen as weak, dependent • a factor in gender violence against older persons • Adult sons: power based on gender and on not being old • Older persons tend to be harmed by adult sons

  7. Older female victims of violence • Murdered  by spouse or son • Emotionally or financially abused • Family homicide doubled • Poverty • Live longer • More chronic disease • Greater risk of injury from violence

  8. Older male victims of violence • ~40% of all older victims of violence (2011) • Murdered  by son • Victimized by an acquaintance or stranger

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