16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence

Written by: The DHS Program

03 Dec, 2018

We are halfway through the 16 days of Activism against Gender-based Violence, but there is still time to get involved. The DHS Program has a variety of resources to help you learn about the prevalence of violence against women around the world.

Since 2000, The DHS Program has collected domestic violence data in more than 50 countries. Explore the domestic violence results in five recently released Demographic and Health Surveys from the Philippines, Senegal, Haiti, Timor-Leste, and Uganda in a new infographic developed for this year’s 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence.

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Additionally, try our easy-to-use mini tool to compare indicators of gender inequality, women’s empowerment, gender norms, and more. For even more domestic violence data, you can visualize these indicators by background characteristics, over time, and across countries using STATcompiler

Photo Credit: © 2004 Syed Ziaul Habib Roobon, Courtesy of Photoshare

 

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  • The Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) Program has collected, analyzed, and disseminated accurate and representative data on population, health, HIV, and nutrition through more than 400 surveys in over 90 countries. The DHS Program is funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). Contributions from other donors, as well as funds from participating countries, also support surveys. The project is implemented by ICF.

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