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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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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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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

“…Background Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a challenge affecting one in three women in their lifetime, and gender-transformative interventions have been identified as a promising prevention strategy. …”
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‘Joy, not sorrow’: Men's perspectives on gender, violence, and cash transfers targeted to women in northern Ghana by Pereira, Audrey, Akaligaung, Akalpa J., Aborigo, Raymond, Peterman, Amber, Palermo, Tia, Barrington, Clare

“…Evidence indicates that cash transfers can decrease intimate partner violence (IPV) against women, although most research has focused on women's perspectives and experiences, with less attention to men. …”
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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

“…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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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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Texting against abuse and violence by Bautista, Kimberly

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Do ultra-poor graduation programs build resilience against droughts? Evidence from rural Ethiopia by Hirvonen, Kalle, Gilligan, Daniel O., Leight, Jessica, Tambet, Heleene, Villa, Victor

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Do ultra-poor graduation programmes build resilience against droughts? Evidence from rural Ethiopia by Hirvonen, Kalle, Gilligan, Daniel O., Leight, Jessica, Tambet, Heleene, Villa, Victor

“…These effects can be particularly salient for women, who often have less resources than male family members even within poor households (Fruttero et al. 2023, van Daalen et al. 2020), and who may face increased vulnerability to violence (Abiona and Koppensteiner 2018, Díaz and Saldarriaga 2023, Epstein et al. 2020). …”
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Building drought resilience: How Ethiopia’s SPIR Program protects women and families (AMH SUB) by CGIAR, Leight, Jessica, Tambet, Heleene

“…In Ethiopia, researchers from the CGIAR Initiative on Gender Equality (HER+) partnered with World Vision, CARE, and ORDA Ethiopia to assess whether SPIR, a social protection program with livelihood and nutrition components, helped poor rural women and their households cope with droughts. The study found that drought shocks during the study period led to worse outcomes in food security, assets and domestic violence for non-participants, but that participants in the SPIR program were mostly protected against drought effects on food security and assets and were fully protected against the increase in domestic violence. …”
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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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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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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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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. …”
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