The Silenced Women : Can Public Activism Stimulate Reporting of Violence against Women?

The Silenced Women : Can Public Activism Stimulate Reporting of Violence against Women?

Although violence against women is pervasive and can have severe adverse implications, it is considerably underreported. This paper examines whether public activism against such violence can stimulate disclosure of socially sensitive crimes such as...

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Main Author: Sahay, Abhilasha
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2021
Subjects:
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
CRIME REPORTING
PUBLIC ACTIVISM
GENDER INNOVATION LAB
AFRICA GENDER POLICY
WOMEN AND SOCIAL NORMS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/423501615214636393/The-Silenced-Women-Can-Public-Activism-Stimulate-Reporting-of-Violence-against-Women
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35245

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/423501615214636393/The-Silenced-Women-Can-Public-Activism-Stimulate-Reporting-of-Violence-against-Women
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35245

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