Search Results - "violence against women"

Reducing violence against women and girls by Hidrobo, Melissa, Roy, Shalini, Leight, Jessica, Heckert, Jessica

“…Violence against women and girls (VAWG) is a global public health crisis and human rights violation, with adverse consequences for women and girls, economies as a whole, and future generations. …”
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Disclosure of violence against women and girls in Senegal by Peterman, Amber, Dione, Malick, Le Port, Agnès, Briaux, Justine, Lamesse, Fatma, Hidrobo, Melissa

“…Measures of violence against women and girls (VAWG) are widely collected in surveys, yet estimates are acknowledged to be lower-bounds of the true prevalence. …”
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Disclosure of violence against women and girls in Senegal by Peterman, Amber, Dione, Malick, Le Port, Agnes, Briaux, Justine, Lamesse, Fatma, Hidrobo, Melissa

“…Measures of violence against women and girls (VAWG) are widely collected in surveys, yet estimates are acknowledged to be lower bounds of the true prevalence. …”
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Intimate partner violence against women: A persistent and urgent challenge by Leight, Jessica

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Estimates and determinants of sexual violence against women in the Democratic Republic of Congo by Peterman, Amber, Palermo, Tia, Bredenkamp, Caryn

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Effectiveness of community mobilisation and groupbased interventions for preventing intimate partner violence against women in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Leight, Jessica, Cullen, Claire, Ranganathan, Meghna, Yakubovich, Alexa

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Research Collaborative on Cash Transfers and Intimate Partner Violence by CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets

“…In 2019, the Collaborative's work was cited and drawn upon in a number of high-level guidance documents (DFID's "What Works to Prevent Violence against Women and Girls" programme, the World Health Organization's RESPECT Women framework...)…”
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Climate Change and Gender Based Violence: Overview of Current Research by Garance, Garance, Huyer, Sophia, Seager, Joni

“…UN Women has identified violence against women and girls (VAWG) and climate change as the two most pressing global emergencies and sustainable development challenges. …”
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A rapid review of studies on COVID-19 and gender equality in agriculture by Puskur, Ranjitha, D’Souza, Judith

“…Gendered impacts of COVID-19 included an increase in violence against women, unpaid labor, disproportionate levels of unemployment, and increased barriers to ensuring food and nutrition security and food systems for the vulnerable and marginalized communities globally.…”
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Cash or food transfers paired with behavior change communication can reduce intimate partner violence even after transfers end by Roy, Shalini, Hidrobo, Melissa

“…In Bangladesh, one survey found that 72.6 percent of married women reported experiencing violence at the hands of their husbands, and another showed that 74 percent of men reported inflicting violence on their wives. Violence against women in Bangladesh can be linked in part to strict observance of gender norms. …”
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C’est la vie! Mixed impacts of an edutainment television series in West Africa by Dione, Malick, Heckert, Jessica, Hidrobo, Melissa, Le Port, Agnès, Peterman, Amber, Seye, Moustapha

“…, delivered through film clubs in rural Senegal, on violence against women and girls, and sexual and reproductive health knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors. …”
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The impacts of covid-19 on gender dynamics and power relations among men and women involved in cross border fish trade in Zambia and Malawi by Mudege, Netsayi N., Mwema, Catherine, Kakwasha, Keagan, Chisopo, Andrew, Manyungwa-Pasani, Chikondi, Banda, Lisungu, Kaunda, E., Marinda, Pamela

“…Some measures exacerbated hidden violence against women and overt forms of violence against men. …”
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Advancing women’s nutrition by leveraging women’s groups and movements in South Asia: Potential opportunities by Shrivastav, Monica, Desai, Sapna, Hazra, Avishek

“…Women’s groups address diverse domains including microfinance, livelihoods, women’s health, and nutrition and violence against women. They act at three levels—grassroots mobilization, programmatic actions, and policy advocacy toward creating an enabling environment and access to food and services. …”
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Intimate partner relationships and gender norms in Mali: The scope of cash transfers targeted to men to reduce intimate partner violence by Lees, Shelley, Kyegombe, Nambusi, Diatta, Ampa Dogui, Zongrone, Amanda, Roy, Shalini, Hidrobo, Melissa

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Patrimonial violence: A study of women’s property rights in Ecuador by Deere, Carmen Diana, Contreras, Jacqueline, Twyman, Jennifer

“…Moreover, patrimonial violence is often aggravated by the presence of other forms of violence against women.La violencia patrimonial, definida mínimamente como la violación de los derechos de propiedad de las mujeres, se reconoce cada vez más como una forma de violencia de género, a la par que la violencia física, psicológica y sexual. …”
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Individual interventions, collective lessons: Developing mid-range theory on women’s groups to improve health by Desai, Sapna, Kumar, Neha, Gram, Lu, Hazra, Avishek, Sanyal, Kaliat Ammu, Sivaram, Sharmada

“…We developed mid-range theories across three areas: maternal and newborn health, nutrition, and violence against women, as well as an overarching mid-range theory on how women’s groups can improve health. …”
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She Inherits, She Sells: community-based theatre to strengthen women’s land rights and entrepreneurship by Najjar, Dina, Oueslati, Dorsaf, Benrais, Brahim, Nidkazza, Zakaria

“…Young men were proactive in addressing violence against women but less so regarding land rights. …”
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Violencias basadas en género en jóvenes universitarios : manual de evaluación by Ceballos Sánchez, Gineth Rufina, Flórez Madroñero, Andrea Carolina, Mera Romo, Erica Nathalia, Guerrero Gómez, Karen Brigitte

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