Between 35 and 70 percent of women and girls experience some type of physical or sexual violence in their lifetime — and of course the risk is higher in developing countries.
As campaign groups across the globe mark today the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. It’s time to reflect about how global development professionals can better address this often culturally-sensitive issue and mainstream it in their programs.
On the sidelines of last week’s Trust Women Conference hosted by the Thomson Reuters Foundation in London, Devex sat down with Everyday Sexism Project Founder Laura Bates and Carol Robles-Román, president and CEO of Legal Momentum, to find out what these two pioneers in defending women’s rights believe how the international aid community can improve on protecting women from violence.
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Gabriella Jóźwiak@GabriellaJ
Gabriella Jóźwiak is an award-winning journalist based in London. Her work on issues and policies affecting children and young people in developing countries and the U.K. has been published in national newspapers and magazines. Having worked in-house for domestic and international development charities, Jóźwiak has a keen interest in organizational development, and has worked as a journalist in several countries across West Africa and South America.
