Violence as an Under-Recognized Barrier to Women's Realization of Their Right to Adequate Food and Nutrition: Case Studies From Georgia and South Africa

Violence Against Women. 2015 Oct;21(10):1194-217. doi: 10.1177/1077801215591631. Epub 2015 Jul 2.

Abstract

This article addresses under-acknowledged barriers of structural violence and discrimination that interfere with women's capacity to realize their human rights generally, and their right to adequate food and nutrition in particular. Case studies from Georgia and South Africa illustrate the need for a human rights-based approach to food and nutrition security that prioritizes non-discrimination, public participation, and self-determination. These principles are frustrated by different types of structural violence that, if not seriously addressed, pose multiple barriers to women's economic, public, and social engagement.

Keywords: Georgia; South Africa; human right to adequate food; nutrition; women’s rights.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Battered Women / psychology*
  • Battered Women / statistics & numerical data
  • Crime Victims / psychology*
  • Crime Victims / statistics & numerical data
  • Female
  • Food Supply / statistics & numerical data*
  • Georgia / epidemiology
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Social Class
  • Social Perception
  • South Africa / epidemiology
  • Women's Health / statistics & numerical data*
  • Women's Rights / statistics & numerical data*
  • Young Adult