THE REALITY OF VIOLATION AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS FROM THE EXPERIENCE OF WOMEN IN DA NANG CITY

The research was conducted in January 2020 -May 2020 to examinethe reality of violence against women and girls from women's experience. The survey sample included553 women who were currently living and working in Da Nang city. The research instrument isa questionnairecomposed of closed questions for the subjects to answer themselves. The data were thenstatisticallyanalyzed with SPSS 22.0 software. The findingsshow that women have certain experiences with violence, especially violencein the homeandin public places. Victims of violence can be anyone,of any age. Women who have witnessed or experienced violence have many similarities in terms of form, time, place and object of violence. When witnessing violence, most women actively seek information and support from responsible organizations (policeorviolence victim support services), but when experiencing violence, the mentality of hiding remains commonamong the victims,ortheyonly shared withtheirfamilywithout seeking help from the authorities. Gender-based violencehas significantimpacts on the victims,both physically and mentally,especially psychologically,causing them to fear, lose sleep, loseconfidence and limit social communication.