gender-based violence

Around one in three women suffers Gender-Based Violence at least once in their lifetime. What drives this pervasive issue and what are the main risk factors? How can we effectively address and prevent it?

Twenty years after the Lord's Resistance Army conflict ended in northern Uganda, women who were abducted as children during the war and subsequently released show significantly higher rates of depression and perceived stress, reduced social support, ...

Armed conflict exacerbates gender inequality, but women are not just victims – they are also agents of change.

How can mass media meaningfully shift attitudes and behaviours in developing countries?

Combining direct questions with list experiments can help deduce men’s true perspectives on gender-based violence.

In India, over 30% of reported rape cases involve victims under 18, with girls particularly at-risk. Legal reforms and cultural shifts are essential, but slow to implement. Could school toilets provide a short-term solution to the problem?

Can targeted interventions reduce school-based gender-based violence? Teacher and student training on gender-based violence in Mozambique leads to a reduction in teacher-led violence and greater school retention for girls.

Gender-targeted police services, coupled with training, improve the responsiveness of police to gender-based violence