Parivartan for Girls programme tools

Innovative curricula and activities for implementing this sports-based programme.

Samvedana Plus brochure

Explaining KHPT's intervention study to reduce violence against female sex workers by their lovers and husbands.

Men and Masculinities in South Africa

, ; Men and Masculinities in South Africa

A three-book series promoting positive masculine norms to support gender transformation.

Intimate partner violence and HIV in ten sub-Saharan African countries: what do the Demographic and Health Surveys tell us?

, ; Intimate partner violence and HIV in ten sub-Saharan African countries: what do the Demographic and Health Surveys tell us?

A paper that examines cross-sectional data of twelve Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) in sub-Saharan Africa to assess the relation between intimate partner violence (IPV) and HIV in women.

The Lancet Special Series on Violence Against Women and Girls

, ; Violence against women and girls

The Lancet series examines the evidence on current, promising and future action to address VAWG in all its forms

Addressing gender inequality and intimate partner violence as critical barriers to an effective HIV response in sub-Saharan Africa

, ; Addressing gender inequality and intimate partner violence as critical barriers to an effective HIV response in sub-Saharan Afri

STRIVE commentary in JIAS draws key lessons for addressing gender violence and inequality in order to achieve HIV outcomes.

A Call to Action on violence against women

For advocacy and organising, use this accessible version of The Lancet series on violence against women.

Intimate Partner Violence after Disclosure of HIV Test Results among Pregnant Women in Harare, Zimbabwe

, ; Intimate Partner Violence after Disclosure of HIV Test Results among Pregnant Women in Harare, Zimbabwe

HIV status disclosure is a central strategy in HIV prevention and treatment but in high prevalence settings women test disproportionately and most often during pregnancy. This study reports intimate partner violence (IPV) following disclosure of HIV test results by pregnant women.

The study demonstrates the interconnectedness of IPV, HIV status and its disclosure with IPV which was a common experience post disclosure of both an HIV positive and HIV negative result.

Masculinity, son preference and intimate partner violence

, ; Masculinity, son preference & intimate partner violence

A new report defines violence as "emotional such as insults, intimidation and threats, or physical and sexual such as pushing, punching and rape. It also includes economic abuse in which a man did not permit his wife or partner to work or took her earnings against her will."

The study, by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the International Center for Research on Women (ICRW), polled 9,205 men and 3,128 women across the Indian states of Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra. 

 

Violence Against Women and Girls: Map of DFID programmes

Following a mapping exercise in 2012 to capture all programmes that tackle violence against women and girls, DFID have recently commissioned a new piece of work to map VAWG programmes up until July 2014. They have released a report which analyses the overall number, breadth and depth of the programmes.

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