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HISTORY OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN Some experts believe that the history of violence against women is tied to the history of women being viewed as property and a gender role assigned to be subservient to men and also other women. Penelope Harvey & Peter Gow ''Sex and violence : issues in representation and experience'' (1994) pg 36 Routledge ISBN 0-415-05734-5 IMPACT ON SOCIETY The World Health Organization reports that violence against women put an undue burden on Health Care services with women who have suffered violence being more likely to need health services and at higher costs. WHO Factsheet ''Violence against women'' TYPES OF VIOLENCE Domestic violence See Also: Domestic violence While not as common, this form of violence can occur in relationships and other domestic relationships involving two women. Very little research has been done on lesbian relationship violence, so reliable source information is hard to come by. Violence against women by women also exists outside the sphere of relationship violence, probably even less research has been done on this subject. State violence Let me feed my child for the last time]] Labor camps Many women underwent Extrajudicial Punishment in Labor Camps of Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union . Their suffering was described in memories of former Gulag women prisoners Yevgenia Ginzburg , Eufrosinia Kersnovskaya and others. War and militarism Militarism produces special environments that allow for increased violence against women. For example, during World War II, the Japanese military established brothels for soldiers, exploiting women for the purpose of creating access and entitlement for men (see Comfort Women ). Another example of violence against women incited by militarism during war took place in Auschwitz . Jewish male prisoners had access to (and used) Jewish women forced into camp brothels by the Nazis, who also used them. Dworkin, Andrea: ''Scapegoat: The Jews, Israel and Women's Liberation.'' pg. ?. Free Press, 2000. ISBN 0-684-83612-2 Violence in empowerment systems Shelter workers are often reduced themselves to contributing to violence against women by exploiting their vulnerability in exchange for a paying job.Koyama, Emi "Disloyal to feminism: Abuse of survivors within the domestic violence shelter system." in Smith A, Richie BE, Sudbury J, eds. ''The Color of Violence: INCITE! Anthology.'' Cambridge, Mass.: South End Press, 2006. ISBN 0-89608-762-X ACTIVISM Many activists believe that working towards the elimination of domestic violence means working to eliminate a societal hierarchy enforced through sexism. Women of color have long cited Racism within the antiviolence movement and suggest that violence against women will not end until the antiviolence movement re-directs its goal from "ending violence against women" to "ending violence against women of color." INCITE! Women Of Color Against Violence : ''Color of Violence: The INCITE! Anthology.'' pg 4. South End Press, 2006. ISBN 0-89608-762-X The same conclusion can be drawn for other systems of oppression. SEE ALSO
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