By: Bott S, Morrison A & Ellsberg M
Published by: World Bank, 2005
Via: Eldis
Worldwide, patterns of violence against women differ markedly from violence against men. This World Bank paper reviews what is known about more and less effective approaches to prevent and respond to gender-based violence. The authors present definitions, recent statistics, health consequences, costs, and risk factors of gender-based violence. They analyse good practice initiatives in the justice, health, and education sectors, as well as multisectoral approaches. For each of these sectors, they examine initiatives that have addressed laws and policies, institutional reforms, community mobilisation, and individual behaviour change strategies. The paper identifies priorities for future research and action including:
- funding research on the health and socioeconomic costs of violence against women
- encouraging science-based program evaluations
- disseminating evaluation results across countries
- promoting investment in effective prevention and treatment initiatives
- encouraging public-private partnerships
The authors point out that the best hope for reducing worldwide levels of violence against women is:
- to mobilise all levels of society - from international donors and national governments, to grassroots women’s organisations, private firms and local governments and
- to maintain a long-run commitment by all these actors to address gender-based violence as an impediment to economic development, a public health problem and a violation of fundamental human rights
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