Pallarés Ameneiro, LauraSantos Solla, Xosé ManuelShaw, Susan M.Santos Solla, Xosé ManuelMayilsamy, JayamalaPallarés Ameneiro, LauraRosaline, ZenettaLockhart, Janet2026-03-232026-03-232026-01-08Pallarés, L., Santos, Xosé M. (2026). Rural Gender Violence. In: S.M. Shaw et al. (eds.). Resisting Gender Violence. Oregon State University-OSU (pp. 107-130)https://hdl.handle.net/10347/46475In this chapter about violence against women, girls, and LGBTQIA+ people in rural spaces, we first consider how the definition of a rural area differs among governments, NGOs, and other entities; complicating understanding of the issue and development of initiatives to resist violence. We then examine the extent of the problem of violence against women and other gender minorities in rural spaces and look at some of the specific forms of violence enacted against them. Finally, we review some programs and initiatives to end violence against rural women and consider what strategies and resources might still be needed.engCopyright © 2026 by Susan M. Shaw, Xosé M. Santos, Jayamala Mayilsamy, Kamalaveni Veni, Laura Pallarés Ameneiro, Zenetta Rosaline, and Janet Lockhart is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/book partopen access