Violence Against Women and Girls Resource Guide : Brief on Violence Against Older Women (Spanish)

This brief address older age as a risk factor for gender-motivated violence by providing attention to women survivors aged 50 and older, looking at this specific age group due to the paucity of global data collection on women after the age of 49. In line with the WHO, we define ‘violence against older women’ as ‘any act of gender-based violence that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual or mental harm or suffering’ to women aged...

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Crockett, Cailin;

Mccleary-Sills,Jennifer Diane;

Cooper, Bergen;

Pojunas,Bethany Brown;

Gonzalez Acero,Carolina;

Arango,Diana Jimena;

Buitrago Hernandez,Sandra Paola;

Contreras Urbina,Juan Manuel;

Glinskaya,Elena E.;

Urban, Anne-Marie;
Document Date
2016/05/01
Document Type
Working Paper
Report Number
155961
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
World,
Region
Other,
Disclosure Date
2021/01/20
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Violence Against Women and Girls Resource Guide : Brief on Violence Against Older Women
Keywords
older woman

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Crockett, Cailin; Mccleary-Sills,Jennifer Diane; Cooper, Bergen; Pojunas,Bethany Brown; Gonzalez Acero,Carolina; Arango,Diana Jimena; Buitrago Hernandez,Sandra Paola; Contreras Urbina,Juan Manuel; Glinskaya,Elena E.; Urban, Anne-Marie.

Violence Against Women and Girls Resource Guide : Brief on Violence Against Older Women (Spanish). Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/965471611123030999

Violence Against Women and Girls Resource Guide : Brief on Violence Against Older Women (Spanish)

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