Localizing Responses to Gender-Based Violence: The Case of Women-Led Community-Based Organizations in Jordan

IF 2.1 3区社会学 0 HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Daedalus Pub Date : 2023-06-01 DOI:10.1162/daed_a_01998

Dima M. Toukan

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Abstract While the rationale for localizing humanitarian health response is well established at the level of policy rhetoric, the operationalization of the concept and its mainstreaming into concrete practice still require clearer intentionality. With COVID-19 pushing more people further into vulnerability, placing local communities at the heart of humanitarian and development health efforts has never been more urgent. Focusing on Jordan, this essay brings attention to the significant toll of violence against women and girls in conflict-affected communities and the importance of empowering local actors with community knowledge and resources to prevent and respond to gender-based violence. The essay follows on from the research conducted for CARE Jordan's She Is a Humanitarian report (2022) and draws on interviews I conducted with the heads of women's organizations in the summer of 2022. The essay explores the role of local women humanitarian actors as frontline responders, the challenges that hinder their role, and the advantages such actors enjoy, which, if harnessed, can achieve gains in accountability, health service quality, and gender equality.

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对基于性别的暴力的本地化反应:约旦妇女领导的社区组织的案例

摘要尽管人道主义卫生反应本地化的理由在政策言论层面上已经确立，但要将这一概念付诸实施并将其纳入具体实践的主流，仍然需要更明确的意图。随着新冠肺炎将更多的人进一步推向脆弱境地，将当地社区置于人道主义和发展卫生工作的核心变得前所未有的紧迫。本文以约旦为重点，提请注意受冲突影响社区暴力侵害妇女和女孩行为造成的重大损失，以及赋予当地行为者社区知识和资源以预防和应对基于性别的暴力的重要性。这篇文章继承了CARE约旦的《她是人道主义者》报告（2022）的研究成果，并借鉴了我在2022年夏天对妇女组织负责人的采访。本文探讨了当地女性人道主义行为者作为一线响应者的作用，阻碍她们发挥作用的挑战，以及这些行为者所享有的优势，如果加以利用，可以在问责制、医疗服务质量和性别平等方面取得进展。

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期刊介绍： Daedalus was founded in 1955 as the Journal of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. It draws on the enormous intellectual capacity of the American Academy, whose members are among the nation"s most prominent thinkers in the arts, sciences, and humanities. Each issue addresses a theme with authoritative essays on topics such as judicial independence, reflecting on the humanities, the global nuclear future, the challenge of mass incarceration, the future of news, the economy, the military, and race.