Violence against Women and Girls : Lessons from South Asia

doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-0171-6

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Violence against Women and Girls : Lessons from South Asia

dc.contributor.author	Solotaroff, Jennifer L.
dc.contributor.author	Pande, Rohini Prabha
dc.date.accessioned	2014-09-16T13:26:15Z
dc.date.available	2014-09-16T13:26:15Z
dc.date.issued	2014-09-16
dc.description.abstract	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.	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1596/978-1-4648-0171-6
dc.identifier.isbn	978-1-4648-0171-6
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10986/20153
dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.publisher	World Bank Group, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseries	South Asia Development Forum;
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subject	violence
dc.subject	child mortality
dc.subject	female child mortality
dc.subject	child marriage
dc.subject	demographic change
dc.subject	gender relations
dc.subject	adolescents
dc.subject	dowry violence
dc.subject	intimate partner violence
dc.subject	marital status
dc.subject	birth registration
dc.subject	sexual harassment
dc.subject	honor killings
dc.subject	custodial violence
dc.subject	trafficking of women
dc.subject	trafficking of girls
dc.subject	sex trafficking
dc.subject	gender-based violence
dc.subject	child abuse
dc.subject	protection of victims
dc.subject	infanticide
dc.subject	gender equity
dc.subject	equal rights
dc.subject	school enrollment
dc.title	Violence against Women and Girls : Lessons from South Asia	en
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okr.crosscuttingsolutionarea	Gender
okr.date.disclosure	2014-09-15
okr.doctype	Publications & Research::Publication
okr.globalpractice	Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpractice	Education
okr.globalpractice	Governance
okr.globalpractice	Governance
okr.identifier.doi	10.1596/978-1-4648-0171-6
okr.identifier.report	90600
okr.language.supported	en
okr.peerreview	Academic Peer Review
okr.region.administrative	South Asia
okr.region.geographical	South Asia
okr.theme	Social dev/gender/inclusion :: Gender
okr.topic	Gender::Gender Monitoring and Evaluation
okr.topic	Gender::Gender and Education
okr.topic	Gender::Gender and Law
okr.topic	Gender::Gender and Social Policy
okr.topic	Law and Development::Law and Gender
okr.topic	Social Development::Children and Youth
okr.topic	Social Development::Crime and Society
okr.unit	SARCE
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