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Gender-based violence (GBV) or violence against women and girls (VAWG), is a global pandemic that affects 1 in 3 women in their lifetime. The numbers are staggering: 35% of women worldwide have experienced either physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence or non-partner sexual violence. Globally, 7% of women have been sexually assaulted ...
Gender-Based Violence (GBV) represents a critical barrier to development globally. It is the most extreme manifestation of gender inequality and the most prevalent form of violence worldwide, affecting the well-being and productivity of individual survivors, families and communities, often across generations.
Violence against women (VAW) is any act of gender-based violence that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual or mental harm or suffering to women, including threats of such acts, coercion or arbitrary deprivation of liberty, whether occurring in public or in private life. (UN General Assembly, 1993)
Gender-based violence is a human rights violation, but it also has broader repercussions for development. The economic costs of lost productivity due to domestic violence conservatively range from 1.2 to 2 percent of GDP—about most governments’ spending on primary education in developing countries.
Gender equality is a cross-cutting theme at the World Bank Group and gender-based violence (GBV) a relatively new area of strategic focus. Prior to 2012, projects that addressed GBV were typically subcomponents within larger projects, small-scale, or primarily financed by trust funds. Since 2012, the number of investments is rising and an ...
The terms gender-based violence (GBV) and violence against women (VAW) are often used interchangeably, since most gender-based violence is perpetrated by men against women. GBV, however, includes violence against men, boys, and sexual minorities or those with gender-nonconforming identities. As such, violence against women (VAW) is one type of GBV.
The recently-launched study, Gender-Based Violence and Violence Against Children: Prevention and Response Services in Uganda’s Refugee-Hosting Districts shows that identifying negative impacts that could result from project activities or risks already existing in the communities, and embedding preventive measures could provide better ...
The GBV pandemic has wounded communities and devastated livelihoods across the globe. In the last few weeks, the global community corralled around 16 Days of activism against gender-based violence, a time to reflect on the struggle that women face to end this plight, and the remarkable resilience they have shown in the face of persistent violence.
The 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence is an annual international campaign from 25 November to 10 December where individuals and organizations around the world call for the prevention and elimination of violence against women and girls and other forms of violence based on gender. Gender-based violence (GBV) affects more than 1 in ...
Gender-based violence has dire economic consequences, costing an estimated 1.2%-3.7% of GDP in some countries due to lost productivity, equivalent to the average spending of low and middle-income countries on primary education. Decreasing GBV requires a community-based, multi-pronged approach, and sustained engagement with multiple stakeholders.