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The magnitude of GBV incidence in Papua New Guinea is considered by some to be of epidemic proportions. The social, emotional and physical costs of GBV are widely recognised, as are national-level economic costs. But the impact at individual firm level is less well understood. This toolkit seeks to provide NGOs, academia or businesses with the means to assess the…
We know that allocation of resources is political. To make decisions, we need to show the cost of doing nothing. - Nata Duvvury, Economist and lead technical advisor to the costing of violence against women studies. Access the full article...
New £1.5 million project to focus on economic and social costs of violence against women and girls A new research project announced today (11 February) is to investigate the social and economic costs of violence against women and girls in developing countries. Led by Dr Nata Duvvury of the National University of Ireland Galway, and funded by the UK’s Department…
At last it seems the world is recognising that economies built on a foundation of patriarchy are inefficient as well as unequal and unjust. As the 60th Commission on the Status of Women opens in New York this week, a series of promising global initiatives are underway to address women’s systematic exclusion from economic advancement. This calls for celebration –…
A new half hour radio drama and discussion programme will soon be launched by Equal Access International in Nepal and is the key component of the multi-faceted 'Change Starts at Home' project, part of the DFID What Works portfolio, supported through the South African Medical Research Council. The programme is aptly named 'Samajhdari' meaning 'mutual understanding' in Nepali and is targeted at…
To reduce violence against women we must understand the multidimensional nature of female oppression, writes Nolwazi Ntini, Ethnographer/Project Manager, Gender Equality and Health Programme, HEARD, UKZN. https://whatworksglobal.wordpress.com/2016/05/18/on-strengthening-the-feminist-movement-in-southern-africa/  
Andrew Gibbs, a researcher at the Gender Equality and Health Programme at HEARD at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, and the PI on the Stepping Stones and Creating Futures evaluation funded by What Works to Prevent Violence Against Women, is presenting at the International Conference on Community Psychology (ICCP) in Durban running from 27th to 30th May. He will present a…
Andrew Gibbs from the gender equality and health unit at HEARD and Nwabisa Jama Shai from the gender and health unit of the South African Medical Research Council on strengthening government, civil society and academic relationships for evidenced-based policy and programming to prevent VAWG.  
Putting Violence Against Women at the Centre of the Agenda for Women’s Economic Empowerment Agenda At last it seems the world is recognising that economies built on a foundation of patriarchy are inefficient as well as unequal and unjust. As the 60th Commission on the Status of Women opens in New York this week, a series of promising global initiatives…
Business for Social Responsiblity (BSR) is a recipient of the What Works To Prevent Violence Programme grant in Bangladesh and is currently implementing the HERrespect project which focuses on promoting positive gender relations through workplace interventions.  In celebration of the International Women's Day held on the 8th of March 2016, BSR has published two articles highlighting their work on the i)…
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