What works evidence review : preventing violence against women and girls with disabilities in lower- and middle-income countries (LMICs)
Van Der Heijden, Ingrid
What works evidence review : preventing violence against women and girls with disabilities in lower- and middle-income countries (LMICs) Ingrid Van Der Heijden and Kristin Dunkle - What Works to Prevent Violence, 2017 - electronic document (6 pages); PDF format: 1 MB - What Works to Prevent Violence Against Women and Girls Evidence Review .
What Works to Prevent Violence Against Women and Girls Evidence Review, September 2017
Women and girls with disabilities are at increased risk of violence, abuse, neglect, maltreatment, and exploitation both because of their gender and their disabilities. Women with disabilities are at least twice as likely as nondisabled women to be victims of rape, sexual abuse and intimate partner violence (IPV). While all children with disabilities are at a higher risk for various forms of violence when compared to children without disabilities – including sexual violence, bullying, and physical violence – girls with disabilities are more likely to experience physical and sexual violence than boys with disabilities. Meanwhile, experiences of violence by all women and girls can have significant, long-term impact on both their physical and mental health. Thus, the relationship between disability and violence is reciprocal as disability enhances the risk of violence, while violence itself can lead to (or increase the severity of) disabilities. (From the document). Record #5649
CHILD ABUSE
DISABLED PEOPLE
PREVENTION
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
GENDER
INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
HUMAN RIGHTS
INTERSECTIONALITY
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
What Works to Prevent Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG)
What works evidence review : preventing violence against women and girls with disabilities in lower- and middle-income countries (LMICs) Ingrid Van Der Heijden and Kristin Dunkle - What Works to Prevent Violence, 2017 - electronic document (6 pages); PDF format: 1 MB - What Works to Prevent Violence Against Women and Girls Evidence Review .
What Works to Prevent Violence Against Women and Girls Evidence Review, September 2017
Women and girls with disabilities are at increased risk of violence, abuse, neglect, maltreatment, and exploitation both because of their gender and their disabilities. Women with disabilities are at least twice as likely as nondisabled women to be victims of rape, sexual abuse and intimate partner violence (IPV). While all children with disabilities are at a higher risk for various forms of violence when compared to children without disabilities – including sexual violence, bullying, and physical violence – girls with disabilities are more likely to experience physical and sexual violence than boys with disabilities. Meanwhile, experiences of violence by all women and girls can have significant, long-term impact on both their physical and mental health. Thus, the relationship between disability and violence is reciprocal as disability enhances the risk of violence, while violence itself can lead to (or increase the severity of) disabilities. (From the document). Record #5649
CHILD ABUSE
DISABLED PEOPLE
PREVENTION
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
GENDER
INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
HUMAN RIGHTS
INTERSECTIONALITY
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
What Works to Prevent Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG)