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How can we solve gender-based violence?
Here are 3 things YOU can do to help end GBV and help women and girls realize their full potential.
- Educate yourself and others about GBV. The first line of prevention is education.
- Use your voice on social media to bring awareness to GBV.
- Sponsor a woman survivor of conflict and war.
What prevents gender-based violence?
Our findings suggest that interventions to reduce exposure to gender-based violence (mostly reported by girls) need to combine a number of components. These include social empowerment, sexual health education, economic strengthening, self-defence and educating boys about gender equality.
What is gender-based violence in Latin America?
In Latin America, as in other parts of the world, gender-based violence regularly takes the form of domestic violence. Women who are pregnant are especially vulnerable; beyond physical injuries, pregnant victims of gender-based violence are more likely to give birth to underweight children.
Is Lockdown in Latin America turning into a catastrophe for women?
A dramatic surge in cases of violence against girls and women during lockdown in Latin America and the Caribbean is threatening to turn into a catastrophe. Latin America already has the highest rates of gender-based violence in the world, with Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Peru, El Salvador and Bolivia representing 81\% of global cases.
What is gender based violence and how does it affect women?
Rates of gender based violence in Latin America are among the highest in the world, with serious health consequences for the region’s women, who are the most frequent victims. Violence directed by men towards women, because they are women, leads to injuries, the development of chronic conditions, psychological distress, and, in some cases, death.
How will the pandemic affect Latin America’s teenage pregnancy rates?
According to UN reports, an additional 18 million women are due to lose access to modern contraceptives in Latin America and the Caribbean because of the pandemic. Plan International is especially concerned about the impact this will have on adolescents, putting them at particular risk and raising the likelihood of teenage pregnancies.