Combating gender-based violence requires an understanding of its causes and contributing factors, which often also serve as barriers to effective prevention an ...

Targeted approaches are required at improving responsible media reporting. Several strategies have been proposed to respond to the menace of gender-based viole ...

Gender-based violence spikes in conflict and post conflict societies, due to the general break down of the rule of law, the availability of small arms, the bre ...

Gender-based violence (GBV) against women is a human rights violation and is both a cause and consequence of gender inequality. In turn, gender inequality, as ...

It is important to bridge the gap between decision-makers and grassroots impact. There is usually a huge gap between policy development and policy action. The ...

Gender-based violence can have serious long-term and life-threatening consequences for victims/survivors. These can range from permanent disability or death to ...

Violence against women and girls with disabilities is a significant issue that is related to both gender and disability-based discrimination and exclusion. Com ...

Opportunities for social action jobs in tackling domestic violence includes but is not limited to: Assessing risk Providing counselling and support services ...

Gender-based violence (GBV) is well recognized as a human rights violation and a public health problem with legal, social, cultural, economic and psychological ...

There is a greater chance for women and girls to experience violence when access to WASH (Water, Sanitation & Hygiene) infrastructure and services is inade ...

Civic engagement is individual and collective actions designed to identify and address issues of public concern.   The role of every element of society as well ...

Female Members of Parliament (MPs) in Africa have endured gender-based violence with 80% of them having experienced psychological violence in parliament, 67% h ...

Considering that Gender-Based Violence occurs within the context of a specific society because of the normative role expectations associated with the male and ...

The spread of mobile technology and the internet has great potential to combat gender-based violence at a scale never before seen. The development of safe tech ...

The proliferation of broadcast media (specifically, podcasts) provides us with a unique opportunity to leverage a widely accessible media tool to promote GBV a ...

Prevention plays a central role in efforts to eradicate and remove the root causes of gender-based violence. The role of GBV Education is to contribute towards ...