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Author: Rasmane Ouedraogo Publisher: International Monetary Fund ISBN: 1557754071 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 39
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The COVID-19 pandemic and lockdowns have led to a rise in gender-based violence. In this paper, we explore the economic consequences of violence against women in sub-Saharan Africa using large demographic and health survey data collected pre-pandemic. Relying on a two-stage least square method to address endogeneity, we find that an increase in the share of women subject to violence by 1 percentage point can reduce economic activities (as proxied by nightlights) by up to 8 percent. This economic cost results from a significant drop in female employment. Our results also show that violence against women is more detrimental to economic development in countries without protective laws against domestic violence, in natural resource rich countries, in countries where women are deprived of decision-making power and during economic downturns. Beyond the moral imperative, the findings highlight the importance of combating violence against women from an economic standpoint, particularly by reinforcing laws against domestic violence and strengthening women’s decision-making power.
Author: Rasmane Ouedraogo Publisher: International Monetary Fund ISBN: 1557754071 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 39
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The COVID-19 pandemic and lockdowns have led to a rise in gender-based violence. In this paper, we explore the economic consequences of violence against women in sub-Saharan Africa using large demographic and health survey data collected pre-pandemic. Relying on a two-stage least square method to address endogeneity, we find that an increase in the share of women subject to violence by 1 percentage point can reduce economic activities (as proxied by nightlights) by up to 8 percent. This economic cost results from a significant drop in female employment. Our results also show that violence against women is more detrimental to economic development in countries without protective laws against domestic violence, in natural resource rich countries, in countries where women are deprived of decision-making power and during economic downturns. Beyond the moral imperative, the findings highlight the importance of combating violence against women from an economic standpoint, particularly by reinforcing laws against domestic violence and strengthening women’s decision-making power.
Author: Mercy Machisa Publisher: African Books Collective ISBN: 0986988030 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 140
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Over two thirds of women in Botswana (67%) have experienced some form of gender violence in their lifetime including partner and non-partner violence. A smaller, but still high, proportion of men admit to perpetrating violence against women. Inspired by the Commonwealth Plan of Action on Gender and Development (2005-2015) and Southern African Development Community (SADC) Protocol on Gender and Development target of halving GBV by 2015, this research project provides the first comprehensive and comparative baseline assessment of the extent, effects and response to GBV in Botswana. A representative sample of 639 women and 590 men across Botswana completed questionnaires in their preferred local language on behaviour and experiences related to GBV. Researchers asked women about their experience of violence perpetrated by men while men were asked about their perpetration of violence against women.
Author: Robert T. Francoeur Publisher: A&C Black ISBN: 0826414885 Category : Reference Languages : en Pages : 1437
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--A completely updated one-volume edition of the 4-volume International Encyclopedia of Sexuality--Includes nearly 60 countries and places--12 not previously covered--by more than 200 authorities--It is the only reference work of its kind in any language
Author: Andrew Morrison Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages :
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The authors present an overview of gender-based violence (GBV) in Latin America, with special emphasis on good practice interventions to prevent GBV or offer services to its survivors or perpetrators. Intimate partner violence and sexual coercion are the most common forms of GBV, and these are the types of GBV that they analyze. GBV has serious consequences for women's health and well-being, ranging from fatal outcomes, such as homicide, suicide, and AIDS-related deaths, to nonfatal outcomes, such as physical injuries, chronic pain syndrome, gastrointestinal disorders, complications during pregnancy, miscarriage, and low birth-weight of children. GBV also poses significant costs for the economies of developing countries, including lower worker productivity and incomes, and lower rates of accumulation of human and social capital. The authors examine good practice approaches in justice, health, education, and multisectoral approaches. In each sector, they identify good practices for: (1) law and policies; (2) institutional reforms; (3) community-level interventions; and (4) individual behavior change strategies.
Author: Charles Ngwena Publisher: Pretoria University Law Press ISBN: Category : Law Languages : en Pages : 335
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African Disability Rights Yearbook Volume 2 2014 Edited by Charles Ngwena, Ilze Grobbelaar‐du Plessis, Helene Combrinck and Serges Djoyou Kamga 2014 ISSN: 2311-8970 Pages: 327 Print version: Available Electronic version: Free PDF available About the publication The 2014 issue of the African Disability Rights Yearbook addresses disability rights within the foundational structure laid down by the inaugural issue. The structure comprises a tripartite division between: articles; country reports; and shorter commentaries on recent regional and sub-regional developments. The African Disability Rights Yearbook aims to advance disability scholarship. Coming in the wake of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, it is the first peer-reviewed journal to focus exclusively on disability as human rights on the African continent. It provides an annual forum for scholarly analysis on issues pertaining to the human rights of persons with disabilities. It is also a source for country-based reports as well as commentaries on recent developments in the field of disability rights in the African region. The African Disability Rights Yearbook publishes peer-reviewed contributions dealing with the rights of persons with disabilities and related topics, with specific relevance to Africa, Africans and scholars of Africa. The Yearbook appears annually under the aegis of the Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria. The Yearbook is an open access online publication, see www.adry.up.ac.za About the editors: Charles Ngwena is Professor, Department of Constitutional Law and Legal Philosophy, Faculty of Law, University of the Free State, South Africa. Ilze Grobbelaar‐du Plessis is a senior lecturer and holds the degrees BIuris LLB LLM LLD from the University of Pretoria. Helene Combrinck is Associate Professor at the Centre for Disability Law and Policy, University of the Western Cape. Serges Djoyou Kamgais is Senior Lecturer at TMALI (UNISA). Table of Contents EDITORIAL SECTION A: ARTICLES The right to inclusive education in Botswana: Present challenges and future prospects Obonye Jonas The Basic Education Act of 2013: Why it is one step forward and two steps back for children with disabilities in Kenya William Aseka and Arlene S Kanter Too little, too late? The CRPD as a standard to evaluate South African legislation and policies for early childhood development Sue Philpott Everybody counts: The right to vote of persons with psychosocial disabilities in South Africa Heléne Combrinck Termination of pregnancy of persons with mental disabilities on medical advice: A case study of South Africa Ashwanee Budoo and Rajendra Parsad Gunputh Economic discourses of disability in Africa: An overview of lay and legislative narratives Shimelis Tsegaye Tesemma SECTION B: COUNTRY REPORTS Botswana Thuto Hlalele, Romola Adeola, Adebayo Okeowo, Daba Bacha Muleta and Lucius Batty Njiti Egypt Lila Meadows, Nadia Adib Bamieh and Janet E Lord Kenya Elizabeth Kamundia Malawi Enoch MacDonnell Chilemba Mauritius Ashwanee Budoo and Roopanand Amar Mahadew Uganda Louis O Oyaro Zambia Natasha Banda and Likando Kalaluka Zimbabwe Esau Mandipa and Gift Manyatera SECTION C: REGIONAL DEVELOPMENTS Developments regarding disability rights during 2013: The African Charter and African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights Heléne Combrinck and Lawrence M Mute Baby steps: Developments at the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (2013-2014) Lorenzo Wakefield Disability rights in the sub-regional economic communities during 2013 Lucyline Nkatha Murungi
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