Destined to Fail? How Violence Against Women is Undoing Development

Author(s)
Moosa, Z. et al.
Publication language
English
Pages
27pp
Date published
01 Feb 2010
Type
Research, reports and studies
Keywords
Accountability and Participation, Gender, Monitoring, Needs monitoring, System-wide performance, Targeting, Identification and Profiling
Organisations
ActionAid

Violence against women is one of the most widespread human rights abuses in the world. It affects women in all countries and is a leading cause of death and disability among women of all ages. And it costs: even the most conservative estimates show that violence against women costs countries billions of pounds. This paper summarizes the global conditions of women.