Towards Understanding Gender Based Violence
Types of gender-based violence include female infanticide; child sexual abuse; sex trafficking and forced labor; sexual coercion and abuse; neglect; domestic violence; elder abuse; and harmful traditional practices such as early and forced marriage, “honor” killings, and female genital mutilation/cutting. All forms of GBV are costly and negatively impact economic growth and poverty reduction efforts (WHO 2004). VAW and IPV have been the subject of extensive efforts to measure costs to individuals, households, and nations. Such studies have shown that the costs of IPV place an enormous burden on individuals and families, with ripple effects throughout society.
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