Violence against Women and Girls: Lessons from South Asia

Jennifer L. Solotaroff and Rohini Prabha Pande

No 20153 in World Bank Publications - Books from The World Bank Group

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.

Keywords: Gender-Gender; Monitoring; and; Evaluation; Gender-Gender; and; Education; Gender-Gender; and; Law; Gender-Gender; and; Social; Policy; Law; and; Development-Law; and; Gender; Social; Development-Children; and; Youth; Social; Development-Crime; and; Society (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
ISBN: 978-1-4648-0171-6
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