Domestic Violence IS a Public Affair : Strengthening Institutions to Promote Equitable Development and Combat Violence Against Women in Uruguay

Around the world, at least one out of three women is beaten, coerced into sex, or otherwise abused during their lifetime. Women are most at risk to suffer violence at home and from men they know, usually a family member, intimate partner or spouse. A comprehensive analysis of domestic violence in nine developing countries based on Demographic and Health Surveys shows that more than 40 percent of women reported being victims of spousal or intimate partner abuse. The analysis also demonstrates that domestic violence directly impacts the health and well-being of abused women. An example of this is that infant and mortality rates are higher among women who have been victims of violence than those who have not experienced any form of violence.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Lundwall, Jonna, Fons, Teresa Genta, Sanchez de Boado, Milena
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2009-04
Subjects:	ABUSED WOMEN, ACCESS TO JUSTICE, ACT OF GENDER, AWARENESS RAISING, AWARENESS RAISING ACTIVITIES, CIVIL SOCIETY, CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS, COERCION, COMPLAINTS, COURT, CRIME, CUSTOM, DECLARATION ON THE ELIMINATION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN, DISCRIMINATION, DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, EARLY DETECTION, EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES, EQUAL RIGHTS, EQUALITY, EQUITABLE ACCESS, ERADICATION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN, FEMALE, FEMALE CHILDREN, FORCED ABORTION, FORCED PREGNANCY, FORCED STERILIZATION, FORM OF VIOLENCE, FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION, FORMS OF VIOLENCE, FORMS OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN, GANG, GENDER, GENDER BASED VIOLENCE, GENDER DIMENSIONS, GENDER DISCRIMINATION, GENDER MAINSTREAMING, GENDER WAGE GAPS, GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE, GIRLS, HEALTH CARE, HOME, HUMAN RIGHTS, INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY, INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT, INTIMATE PARTNER, INTIMATE RELATIONSHIPS, JUDGES, JUDICIAL REFORM, JUDICIARY, LABOR MARKET, LAWS, LAWYERS, LEADERSHIP, LEGAL FRAMEWORK, LEGAL REFORM, LEGISLATION, LIBERTY, MARITAL RAPE, MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, MORTALITY, MORTALITY RATES, NATIONAL LAWS, PENAL CODE, POLICE, POLICE OFFICERS, POWER RELATIONSHIPS, PREGNANCY, SEX, SEXUAL ABUSE, SHELTER, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, SPECIALISTS, SUFFRAGE, UNFPA, UNIFEM, UNITED NATIONS, VICTIMS, VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE, VIOLENCE AGAINST GIRLS, VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN, WILL, WOMAN, WOMEN IN BLACK, WOMEN'S HEALTH, WOMEN'S ISSUES,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/04/11472626/domestic-violence-public-affair-strengthening-institutions-promote-equitable-development-combat-violence-against-women-uruguay https://hdl.handle.net/10986/10254
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