Gender-Based Violence Country Profile
The law in Saint Lucia provides for the same legal status and rights for women as for men, requires equal pay for equal work, and provides equal treatment of men and women for family property, nationality, and inheritance. Its economy is heavily dependent on tourism and services, both of which have been severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Economic vulnerabilities in St. Lucia are felt more keenly by women, with 42.3 percent of poor households being female headed (compared to a national rate of 25 percent) and larger than male headed households, and more women being found among the working poor, corroborating the challenges women face in the labor market. This profile looks at gender-based violence (GBV) in Saint Lucia, discussing the levels of gender-based violence (GBV), legal, institutional and policy environment for address GBV, social norms driving this violence, and the mechanisms to prevent and respond to GBV.
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| Format: | Working Paper biblioteca |
| Language: | English English |
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Washington, DC
2023-06-01
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| Subjects: | WOMEN'S ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SINGLE PARENT HOUSEHOLDS, VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS (VAWG), GENDER NORMS, SOCIAL NORMS, INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE, COVID IMPACT, PREVALENCE OF GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE, WOMEN'S LABOR MARKET, |
| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099071723163515946/P17697909be60e0f408cef00b92d51ee934 https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/40135 |
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| Summary: | The law in Saint Lucia provides for the same legal
status and rights for women as for men, requires equal pay
for equal work, and provides equal treatment of men and
women for family property, nationality, and inheritance. Its
economy is heavily dependent on tourism and services, both
of which have been severely affected by the COVID-19
pandemic in 2020. Economic vulnerabilities in St. Lucia are
felt more keenly by women, with 42.3 percent of poor
households being female headed (compared to a national rate
of 25 percent) and larger than male headed households, and
more women being found among the working poor, corroborating
the challenges women face in the labor market. This profile
looks at gender-based violence (GBV) in Saint Lucia,
discussing the levels of gender-based violence (GBV), legal,
institutional and policy environment for address GBV, social
norms driving this violence, and the mechanisms to prevent
and respond to GBV. |
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