Gender based violence

Domestic Violence, Gender based violence July 7, 2020

Older Women: The Hidden Victims of Gender-Based Violence

Gender-based violence affects women of all ages. But demographic health surveys and studies have excluded consideration of women victims aged 50+.

Covid 19, Gender based violence May 5, 2020

Codewords, signals, and creative ways to fight gender-based violence during Covid19

The ongoing rise of Covid19 has exponentially increased the number of gender-based violence cases worldwide. WHO attributes the increase to more exposure to abusers at home, isolation

Covid 19, Gender based violence April 27, 2020

Collaborative efforts needed to help GBV victims during Covid19

In many countries Covid19 social distancing measures are showing promising results. However, the unintended consequence, as noted by Dorcas Erskine (UNICEF), is that victims of