http://www.opendemocracy.net/blog/5050/the_greatest_cause_of_violence_against_women_is_government_tolerance_and_inaction Comments for ""The greatest cause of violence against women is government tolerance and inaction", " en http://www.opendemocracy.net/blog/5050/the_greatest_cause_of_violence_against_women_is_government_tolerance_and_inaction <p> <img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2255/2061536333_7d884d3390_o.jpg" alt="" width="275" height="50" /> </p> <p> <strong>by Helen O&#39;Connell </strong> </p> <p> I would like to pick up some of the points made by earlier bloggers to write a little about how I see the links between violence against women, transforming politics and building democracies. </p> <p> Politics must become a safe place for women. Violence is an abuse of power and disempowers women of all ages. It affects all societies and is institutionalised in formal and informal political processes and governance structures. It makes it hard, and sometimes impossible, for women to take political decision-making positions. </p>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.opendemocracy.net/blog/5050/the_greatest_cause_of_violence_against_women_is_government_tolerance_and_inaction" class="read-more" title="Read the rest of this posting.">Read the rest of this post...</a><p><a href="http://www.opendemocracy.net/blog/5050/the_greatest_cause_of_violence_against_women_is_government_tolerance_and_inaction">read more</a></p> http://www.opendemocracy.net/blog/5050/the_greatest_cause_of_violence_against_women_is_government_tolerance_and_inaction#comment 16 days against gender violence 5050 Thu, 29 Nov 2007 14:58:11 +0000 35172 at http://www.opendemocracy.net