Violence against Women and Girls with Disabilities: Latin America and the Caribbean
Women with disabilities are at higher risk of experiencing violence than men with disabilities as well as women without disabilities. Yet, in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), there is a significant gap in services to prevent violence against women and girls (VAWG) with disabilities in practice and in research alike. This technical note aims to: 1) bring to light the information that exists on the prevalence of and risk factors relating to VAWG who live with a disability in LAC, and 2) present various promising approaches for prevention in response to such violence. Given the challenges faced by LAC countries, recommendations are outlined for those wishing to develop and incorporate rigorous evaluation methodologies into their program planning, and implementation.
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| Language: | English |
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Inter-American Development Bank
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| Subjects: | Violence Against Women, Domestic Violence, Gender-Based Violence, Children with Disabilities, J16 - Economics of Gender • Non-labor Discrimination, J12 - Marriage • Marital Dissolution • Family Structure • Domestic Abuse, O54 - Latin America • Caribbean, I39 - Welfare Well-Being and Poverty: Other, J14 - Economics of the Elderly • Economics of the Handicapped • Non-Labor Market Discrimination, Domestic violence;persons with disabilities;policy, |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0001581 https://publications.iadb.org/en/violence-against-women-and-girls-disabilities-latin-america-and-caribbean |
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