Most studies on gender-based violence (GBV) have focused on its physical, sexual, and
psychological manifestations. This paper seeks to draw attention to the types of economic …

Worldwide, patterns of violence against women differ markedly from violence against men.
For example, women are more likely than men to be sexually assaulted or killed by …

Latin America is both the world's most urbanized fastest developing regions, where the links
between social exclusion, inequality and violence are clearly visible. The banal, ubiquitous …

This study draws on an ecological framework in testing relationships between individual,
family, and community characteristics and the likelihood of women experiencing domestic …

Activists can raise awareness, and nonprofit staff can offer counseling and shelter, but
neither group is equipped to intervene in conflict, to investigate and prosecute crimes, or to …

This study uses data from Demographic and Health Surveys (DHSs) to examine the
relationship between familial characteristics and the likelihood of experiencing domestic …

Interpersonal violence is a pervasive public health, human rights, and development
challenge (Rosenberg and others 2006). Its effects reverberate through families …

This article reviews evidence of the economic impact of interpersonal violence
internationally. In the United States, estimates of the costs of interpersonal violence reach …

Conflict and war have long been accepted as significant constraints to development. In the
past decade, however, violence in 'non-conflict'situations has been increasingly recognised …

Violence has a striking gender pattern. Men are more likely to be attacked by a stranger,
while women experience violence mostly from their partners. This paper estimates the costs …