Impact Evaluation 4 Peace24-27 March 2014, Lisbon, Portugal

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It’s all about the money:The economics of IPV

Jennifer McCleary-SillsGender-Based Violence

Specialist, WBG

Latin America and the Caribbean’s Citizen SecurityTeam

Source: WHO, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, South African Medical Research Council, 2013

1/3 of all women have experienced partner violence

Source: WHO, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, South African Medical Research Council, 2013

South Asia: 43%

East Asia & Pacific:

30%

Europe & Central Asia: 29%

Middle East & North

Africa: 40%

Sub-Saharan Africa: 40%

Latin America & the

Caribbean: 33%

North America:

21%

Australia and NZ:

28%

IPV crosses geographic, cultural, and economic lines

IPV risk

urban/rural residence

assets & income

education

family history

IPV is costly

IPV is costly

injuries

HIV, STIs

lower productivit

y

depression

alcohol & drug use

unintended pregnancy

Lost earnings

earnings 53%

Responding to IPV is costly

Australia UK Vietnam Bangladesh Peru0

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Costs of GBV

% o

f G

DP

Responding to IPV is costly

Australia UK Vietnam Bangladesh Peru0

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Costs of GBV Spending on primary education

% o

f G

DP

IPV risk and $

Bangladesh: working IPV

IPV risk and $

Bangladesh: working IPV

Ecuador cash transfer IPV

IPV risk and $

Bangladesh: working IPV

Ecuador cash transfer IPV

Cote d’Ivoiremicrofinance + dialogue IPV

IPV risk and $

Overallworkingcash transfermicrofinance

IPV

$ IPV?

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