Term:
Sexual violence
Definition:

A broad concept that includes a range of acts (and settings including but not limited to work and home) in which women and girls can be sexually violated. Examples include all forms of sexual harassment, forced actual or attempted sexual intercourse, unwanted sexual contact, making a person engaged in a sexual act without consent, unwanted sexual comments, sexual molestation and abuse of children, genital mutilation, forced sexual initiation, forced prostitution, trafficking with sexual purposes, among others

Domain:
Gender
Source:
UN Women. United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, Glossary and Definitions of Key Terms
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