Researchers and practitioners are coming to a better understanding of the role that gender-based hate and violence play as ...

Gender-based violence (GBV) affects women and girls the most, especially during times of crisis or emergency. War, being forced to leave home and poverty make gender-based violence more likely and ...

But everyone can do their part to stop the cycle of political violence and violent extremism by addressing hostile sexism in ...

There are several kinds of gender-based violence, spanning emotional, psychological, sexual, and physical dimensions. Examples include female genital mutilation (FGM), honor-based murders, forced and ...

Women stand around a fire during march against gender-based violence marking International Women’s Day, in Mexico City, on March 8, 2023.Aurea del Rosario—AP Verified cases of conflict-related sexual ...

Mónica Pérez* met her first boyfriend when she was 16, not long after she stepped off a bus in the Colombian border city of Cúcuta. When she discovered she was pregnant, her boyfriend started to hit ...

For centuries, women worldwide have experienced violence in their homes at the hands of intimate partners with no or very ...

From street harassment to coercive control: gender-based violence has many faces. Assistant professor Mischa Dekker has studied street harassment in ...

KYEGEGWA, Uganda – Chantal Mukeshimana understands how violence can shape a person; she has lived in its shadow for more than 50 years. As a child, her parents fought frequently and her father often ...

The Nigerian Women for Agricultural Progressive and Development Initiative (NWAPDI) has called for urgent action to strengthen laws and allocate resources to combat gender-based violence affecting ...