Nordic countries are the most gender equal countries in the world, but at the same time they have disproportionally high prevalence rates of intimate partner violence (IPV) against women.
Sexual aggression and violence against women (VAM) are not only social problems; they are mental health problems.
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Men are more likely than women to perpetrate nearly all types of interpersonal violence (e.g. intimate partner violence, murder, assault, rape).
This paper examines the effect of age of marriage on women's schooling outcomes for 36 countries from Sub-Saharan Africa and South West Asia.
Remarkable gains have been made in global health in the past 25 years, but progress has not been uniform.
In this Series paper, we review evidence for interventions to reduce the prevalence and incidence of violence against women and girls.
Health systems have a crucial role in a multisector response to violence against women.
A new Global Investment Framework for Women's and Children's Health demonstrates how investment in women's and children's health will secure high health, social, and economic returns.
Despite large gains in health over the past few decades, the distribution of health risks worldwide remains extremely and unacceptably uneven.
