Author: World Health Organisation
Date: 2013
This World Health Organisation report highlights violence against women as a ‘global health problem of epidemic proportions’. Physical or sexual violence is a public health problem that affects more than one third of all women globally.
The report, ‘Global and regional estimates of violence against women: Prevalence and health effects of intimate partner violence and non-partner sexual violence’, represents the first systematic study of global data on the prevalence of violence against women – both by partners and non-partners. About 35% of all women will experience either intimate partner or non-partner violence in their lives.
The study finds that intimate partner violence is the most common type of violence against women, affecting 30 per cent of women worldwide. The study highlights the need for all sectors to engage in eliminating tolerance for violence against women and better support women who experience it.
Read the report here.