Violence against Women and Girls : Lessons from South Asia

This report documents the dynamics of violence against women in South Asia across the life cycle, from early childhood to old age. It explores the different types of violence that women may face throughout their lives, as well as the associated perpetrators (male and female), risk and protective fac...

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Main Authors: Solotaroff, Jennifer L., Pande, Rohini Prabha
Format: Publication
Language:en_US
Published: World Bank Group, Washington, DC 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20153
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spelling okr-10986-201532021-04-23T14:03:54Z Violence against Women and Girls : Lessons from South Asia Solotaroff, Jennifer L. Pande, Rohini Prabha violence child mortality female child mortality child marriage demographic change gender relations adolescents dowry violence intimate partner violence marital status birth registration sexual harassment honor killings custodial violence trafficking of women trafficking of girls sex trafficking gender-based violence child abuse protection of victims infanticide gender equity equal rights school enrollment This report documents the dynamics of violence against women in South Asia across the life cycle, from early childhood to old age. It explores the different types of violence that women may face throughout their lives, as well as the associated perpetrators (male and female), risk and protective factors for both victims and perpetrators, and interventions to address violence across all life cycle stages. The report also analyzes the societal factors that drive the primarily male — but also female — perpetrators to commit violence against women in the region. For each stage and type of violence, the report critically reviews existing research from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka, supplemented by original analysis and select literature from outside the region. Policies and programs that address violence against women and girls are analyzed in order to highlight key actors and promising interventions. Finally, the report identifies critical gaps in research, program evaluations, and interventions in order to provide strategic recommendations for policy makers, civil society, and other stakeholders working to mitigate violence against women in South Asia. 2014-09-16T13:26:15Z 2014-09-16T13:26:15Z 2014-09-16 978-1-4648-0171-6 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20153 en_US South Asia Development Forum; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Group, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Publication South Asia South Asia
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topic violence
child mortality
female child mortality
child marriage
demographic change
gender relations
adolescents
dowry violence
intimate partner violence
marital status
birth registration
sexual harassment
honor killings
custodial violence
trafficking of women
trafficking of girls
sex trafficking
gender-based violence
child abuse
protection of victims
infanticide
gender equity
equal rights
school enrollment
spellingShingle violence
child mortality
female child mortality
child marriage
demographic change
gender relations
adolescents
dowry violence
intimate partner violence
marital status
birth registration
sexual harassment
honor killings
custodial violence
trafficking of women
trafficking of girls
sex trafficking
gender-based violence
child abuse
protection of victims
infanticide
gender equity
equal rights
school enrollment
Solotaroff, Jennifer L.
Pande, Rohini Prabha
Violence against Women and Girls : Lessons from South Asia
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description This report documents the dynamics of violence against women in South Asia across the life cycle, from early childhood to old age. It explores the different types of violence that women may face throughout their lives, as well as the associated perpetrators (male and female), risk and protective factors for both victims and perpetrators, and interventions to address violence across all life cycle stages. The report also analyzes the societal factors that drive the primarily male — but also female — perpetrators to commit violence against women in the region. For each stage and type of violence, the report critically reviews existing research from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka, supplemented by original analysis and select literature from outside the region. Policies and programs that address violence against women and girls are analyzed in order to highlight key actors and promising interventions. Finally, the report identifies critical gaps in research, program evaluations, and interventions in order to provide strategic recommendations for policy makers, civil society, and other stakeholders working to mitigate violence against women in South Asia.
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author Solotaroff, Jennifer L.
Pande, Rohini Prabha
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Pande, Rohini Prabha
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title Violence against Women and Girls : Lessons from South Asia
title_short Violence against Women and Girls : Lessons from South Asia
title_full Violence against Women and Girls : Lessons from South Asia
title_fullStr Violence against Women and Girls : Lessons from South Asia
title_full_unstemmed Violence against Women and Girls : Lessons from South Asia
title_sort violence against women and girls : lessons from south asia
publisher World Bank Group, Washington, DC
publishDate 2014
url http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20153
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