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2. Shifting Cultural Norms to Address GBV
- Author:
- SVRI
- Publication Date:
- 11-2019
- Content Type:
- Policy Brief
- Institution:
- The Sexual Violence Research Initiative
- Abstract:
- Gender-based violence (GBV) is rooted in harmful gender norms and attitudes – unspoken social rules of behavior that are maintained by the approval or disapproval of a group. Gender roles and norms that condone violence against women are deeply embedded to varying degrees throughout most societies in the world, and are predictive of violence perpetration. Without changes in norms, laws and other interventions to reduce and prevent GBV can prove ineffective. Evidence indicates that transforming gender norms and power relations is one of the most effective ways of tackling violence against women.
- Topic:
- Gender Issues, Culture, Women, Gender Based Violence, and Sexual Violence
- Political Geography:
- Bangladesh, Cambodia, Nepal, Syria, Jordan, and Peru
3. Being Heard: Engaging young people at SVRI Forum toolkit
- Author:
- SVRI
- Publication Date:
- 09-2018
- Content Type:
- Special Report
- Institution:
- The Sexual Violence Research Initiative
- Abstract:
- Every two years, the Sexual Violence Research Initiative (SVRI) hosts the leading global event in the world on sexual and intimate partner violence – the SVRI Forum. The SVRI has noted an increase in the number of presentations on sexual violence in childhood since the Forum began in 2009. This increase is reflected in the number of initiatives underway globally looking at the connections between violence in childhood and later victimisation and perpetration.3 Whilst SVRI Forums and global programmes are helping to promote joint programming between the violence against children and violence against women fields, child and youth participation in research on sensitive topics remains a challenging issue for many academic researchers. Research presented at the SVRI Forum which includes young people beyond their role as research subjects is also limited, as is the number of young people aged 18-24 years old participating
- Topic:
- Gender Issues, Human Welfare, and International Affairs
- Political Geography:
- Global Focus
4. Conference Brief: SVRI Forum 2017 - Partnerships for Policy Action.
- Author:
- SVRI
- Publication Date:
- 11-2017
- Content Type:
- Special Report
- Institution:
- The Sexual Violence Research Initiative
- Abstract:
- There are few spaces where people working on violence against women and girls can come together to learn new ideas and approaches, meet the experts and influencers in the field, network, explore new ways of doing research, absorb positive energy and ideas from likeminded colleagues, and, just as important, re-energise and have fun. SVRI Forum is that space. The Forum is the key bi-annual event for research on violence against women and related forms of violence stemming from and driving gender inequality.
- Topic:
- Gender Issues, Women, Research, Gender Based Violence, Sexual Violence, and Conference
- Political Geography:
- Brazil and Global Focus
5. Preventing risky behaviours among adolescents in conflict-affected communities.
- Author:
- SVRI
- Publication Date:
- 12-2017
- Content Type:
- Policy Brief
- Institution:
- The Sexual Violence Research Initiative
- Abstract:
- The eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is slowly rebuilding after more than 20 years of conflict. Because of the prolonged conflict, adolescents living in rural areas are particularly vulnerable to risky behaviour, such as drinking alcohol and using violence. This study builds on a successful partnership with PAIDEK, an established Congolese microfinance organisation, to examine locals’ perceptions of youth engagement in alcohol consumption and violence, and the consequences of these behaviours
- Topic:
- Gender Issues and International Affairs
- Political Geography:
- Democratic Republic of Congo
6. Does education affect women’s likelihood of experiencing sexual and intimate partner violence?
- Author:
- SVRI
- Publication Date:
- 04-2017
- Content Type:
- Policy Brief
- Institution:
- The Sexual Violence Research Initiative
- Abstract:
- Global levels of gender-based violence, occurring at all socioeconomic levels, are unacceptably high. However, existing evidence that education can protect against gender-based violence, largely observational in nature, is mixed. A better understanding of the causal link between education and reduced risk of gender-based violence is important to inform the design of promising interventions in this area
- Topic:
- Gender Issues and International Affairs
- Political Geography:
- Global Focus
7. Intersections between violence against women and violence against children.
- Author:
- SVRI
- Publication Date:
- 03-2017
- Content Type:
- Policy Brief
- Institution:
- The Sexual Violence Research Initiative
- Abstract:
- Violence against women and violence against children often happen in the same families, initiating cycles of abuse within the home and across generations. Despite this link, efforts to address these types of violence are often conducted in isolation. Existing knowledge of how and why they occur together is limited, especially in low- and middle-income countries. Deeper understanding is critical to identifying opportunities for integrated prevention programmes. To increase the knowledge base, Raising Voices partnered with Columbia University on a study that explored the intersections between violence against women and children in Kampala, Uganda, between 2015 and 2016
- Topic:
- Political Violence and Gender Issues
- Political Geography:
- Uganda