This paper makes the case for a participatory and learning-oriented evaluation approach for initiatives that seek to prevent violence against women before it occurs.

Violence against women is widespread in Papua New Guinea (PNG), particularly in the Highlands region, and has been demonstrated to be reinforced by customs such as polygyny. While resource extraction projects provide an important opportunity to achieve national and regional development, new wealth flows introduced by resource extraction have the potential to change customs that...

This resource sheet provides an overview of the existing research on women's experiences of sexual harassment and street harassment. It also considers conceptual models of sexual violence that are inclusive of these experiences. Women's experiences of street harassment and sexual harassment are focused on in this paper. It is acknowledged that men can also be...

The report presents a global systematic review of scientific data on the prevalence of two forms of violence against women: violence by an intimate partner (intimate partner violence) and sexual violence by someone other than a partner (non-partner sexual violence). It shows global and regional estimates of the prevalence of these two forms of violence...

The paper argues broadly for recognition of a number of principles essential to establishing a firm basis upon which to redress health inequities for women: It is impossible to understand women’s health outcomes without also understanding the social context of women’s lives; International human rights and cultural conventions are a powerful mechanism for mobilising action...