Gender Inequality and Violent Attitude of Men towards Women in Domestic Violence

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Table of Contents
Introduction of the Research topic...................................................................................................2
Research question............................................................................................................................2
Research aim and objectives............................................................................................................3
Justification and Contribution of the proposed research.................................................................3
Preliminary Literature Review which focuses on existing research................................................4
Theoretical Framework to be used..................................................................................................5
Research Methods............................................................................................................................7
Ethical issues...................................................................................................................................8
Bibliography....................................................................................................................................9

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Topic: Gender inequality’s influence on violent attitude of men towards women in case of
domestic violence
Introduction of the Research topic
Violence towards women are generally based on the gender inequality and greatly the
outcome of lack of women empowerment in the different regions of the world. It has been noted
through a survey by the World Health Organization (WHO) that more than 35% of the women
around the world feel insecure and encounter violence from the side of their intimate partners
(Walby, Towers and Francis 2014). Violence include sexual harassment, rape, female genital
mutilation, forced marriages, domestic violence and the like. It has been estimated that more than
20- 25% of the women in Europe suffered physical violence at least once in their lives (Walby,
Towers and Francis 2015).
The gender based inequalities also affected the healthcare related concerns for the women
which again affected the interests of the women in all around the world. The inequalities in the
power relations are the major cause of violence towards women. The different changes that are
commenced by the States in association with the UN General Assembly and the WHO has
supported the same in minimizing the rate of male violence towards women (Connell 2017).
However, the increasing rate of gender inequality in the different societal structures of the world
has affected the potentials of the reformation related activities that are initiated by the States
(Hughes et al. 2015). The research will aim at understanding the manner in which gender
inequality influence violent attitude of men towards women in case of domestic violence.
Research question
The research questions for the study will be:

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 How does gender inequality affects the social structure?
 How does gender inequality results to violent attitude of men towards women?
 What is the relation between gender inequality and domestic violence?
 What are the recommended activities that might be undertaken for reducing the rate of
gender inequality and its influence on the rising rate of domestic violence?
Research aim and objectives
The aim of undertaking the research is to develop a coherent understanding of the influence of
gender inequality on violent attitude of men towards women in case of domestic violence.
The objectives of undertaking the study will be:
 To understand the aspects of gender inequality in a societal structure
 To examine the impact of gender inequality on the violent attitude of men towards
women
 To evaluate the correlation between gender inequality and domestic violence
 To suggest recommended activities with the objective of reducing the rate of gender
inequality and its influence on the rising rate of domestic violence
Justification and Contribution of the proposed research
The proposed research will assist in developing a coherent understanding of the different
impacts of gender inequality on the maximized rate of domestic violence. The research will
examine the manner in which the unequal treatments met out to the women resulted to the
enhanced rate of violence. Therefore, the research will specifically present the findings based on
the barriers that are being faced by the communities while developing a non- discriminating
environment for providing the women with an environment which will be devoid of inequalities