VAWnet News Blog

For many survivors, their ability to access financial resources and to meet their very basic needs is fundamental to determining whether they can safely leave an abusive relationship.

Women also remain under-represented at every level, especially women of color, the study found.

Under the latest guidelines, physicians would ask women of reproductive age during appointments if they have experienced violence at the hands of someone they know. Women who indicate they have would then be referred for further services, such as counseling or home visits.

Nearly three in four survivors (73 percent) of intimate partner violence report that they stayed with an abusive partner longer than they wanted or returned to them for economic reasons, according to the findings of a new survey released today by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research.

By encouraging people to do #1Thing for Domestic Violence Awareness Month, we acknowledge that everyone has a role to play, no matter how small, in our collective effort to transform our communities.

UN Women's theme for International Women's Day 2019 will focus on innovative ways in which we can advance gender equality and the empowerment of women, particularly in the areas of social protection systems, access to public services and sustainable infrastructure.