Violence Against Women in Algeria: Nature of the Acts and Context of Emergence

The issue of violence against women continues to be a much discussed topic among scholars, despite all the preventive measures and laws adopted by all the countries. In Algeria, the woman has taken her place in society and competes now with the man in several areas ; it remains, however, subject to several forms of violence. This research paper therefore aims to highlight the concepts and the approaches adopted so far to study this topic, analyzing and criticizing, to highlight the gaps that may have led to the neglect of certain factors, including the cultural contexts, psychological and social needs, as well as the relations between the sexes, is likely to generate violence. We relied on a descriptive method and analytical literature on this subject. We concluded that the systemic approach is the most effective way to study and combat this phenomenon, because it does not reject the responsibility on one gender in particular, but examines the relationships and contexts that are likely to generate violence against women in societies, particularly in Algeria.