Violence against Women and Girls with Disabilities: Latin America and the Caribbean
Peer Reviewed
Date issued
March 2019
Subject
Violence Against Women;
Domestic Violence;
Gender-Based Violence;
Children with Disabilities
JEL code
J16 - Economics of Gender • Non-labor Discrimination;
J12 - Marriage • Marital Dissolution • Family Structure • Domestic Abuse;
O54 - Latin America • Caribbean;
I39 - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty: Other;
J14 - Economics of the Elderly • Economics of the Handicapped • Non-Labor Market Discrimination
Category
Policy Briefs
Women with disabilities are at higher risk of experiencing violence than men with disabilities as well as women without disabilities. Yet, in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), there is a significant gap in services to prevent violence against women and girls (VAWG) with disabilities in practice and in research alike. This technical note aims to: 1) bring to light the information that exists on the prevalence of and risk factors relating to VAWG who live with a disability in LAC, and 2) present various promising approaches for prevention in response to such violence. Given the challenges faced by LAC countries, recommendations are outlined for those wishing to develop and incorporate rigorous evaluation methodologies into their program planning, and implementation.
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