TY - JOUR
T1 - Addressing violence against women
T2 - A call to action
AU - García-Moreno, Claudia
AU - Zimmerman, Cathy
AU - Morris-Gehring, Alison
AU - Heise, Lori
AU - Amin, Avni
AU - Abrahams, Naeemah
AU - Montoya, Oswaldo
AU - Bhate-Deosthali, Padma
AU - Kilonzo, Nduku
AU - Watts, Charlotte
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 Elsevier Ltd.
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Violence against women and girls is prevalent worldwide but historically has been overlooked and condoned. Growing international recognition of these violations creates opportunities for elimination, although solutions will not be quick or easy. Governments need to address the political, social, and economic structures that subordinate women, and implement national plans and make budget commitments to invest in actions by multiple sectors to prevent and respond to abuse. Emphasis on prevention is crucial. Community and group interventions involving women and men can shift discriminatory social norms to reduce the risk of violence. Education and empowerment of women are fundamental. Health workers should be trained to identify and support survivors and strategies to address violence should be integrated into services for child health, maternal, sexual, and reproductive health, mental health, HIV, and alcohol or substance abuse. Research to learn how to respond to violence must be strengthened. The elimination of violence against women and girls is central to equitable and sustainable social and economic development and must be prioritised in the agenda for development after 2015.
AB - Violence against women and girls is prevalent worldwide but historically has been overlooked and condoned. Growing international recognition of these violations creates opportunities for elimination, although solutions will not be quick or easy. Governments need to address the political, social, and economic structures that subordinate women, and implement national plans and make budget commitments to invest in actions by multiple sectors to prevent and respond to abuse. Emphasis on prevention is crucial. Community and group interventions involving women and men can shift discriminatory social norms to reduce the risk of violence. Education and empowerment of women are fundamental. Health workers should be trained to identify and support survivors and strategies to address violence should be integrated into services for child health, maternal, sexual, and reproductive health, mental health, HIV, and alcohol or substance abuse. Research to learn how to respond to violence must be strengthened. The elimination of violence against women and girls is central to equitable and sustainable social and economic development and must be prioritised in the agenda for development after 2015.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0140-6736(14)61830-4
DO - 10.1016/S0140-6736(14)61830-4
M3 - Review article
C2 - 25467579
AN - SCOPUS:84933054867
SN - 0140-6736
VL - 385
SP - 1685
EP - 1695
JO - The Lancet
JF - The Lancet
IS - 9978
ER -