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Title Women and the city II: combating violence against women and girls in urban public spaces - the role of public services
Full text http://www.search4dev.nl/record/441393
Date 2013
Author(s) Ghatak, A.; Abraham, C.
Contributor(s) ActionAid Nederland
Abstract It is now well recognized that women and girls around the world face violence, sexual harassment and abuse in many of the spaces that they inhabit - their homes, workplaces, educational institutes, on streets and on public transport. Women's fear of violence restricts their movement, limiting their use of public spaces, their movement from their homes and as a result, their full enjoyment of a range of human rights. Conducted in Brazil, Cambodia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Liberia and Nepal, this study comes at a time of significant global change. In 2008, the world reached a momentous milestone: for the first time in history, more than half of its human population - 3.3 billion people - ived in urban areas. By 2010, the global urban population outnumbered the rural population with 3.56 billion (51.5% of the global population) living in urban areas.
Subject(s) human rights; violence; urban development; women; Culture, Society and Religion
Coverage Brazil; Cambodia; Ethiopia; Kenya; Liberia; Nepal; Africa; Asia; South America
Language eng
Publisher ActionAid International, Johannesburg
Type of publication Report
Format application/pdf
Rights © 2013 ActionAid International
Repository Amsterdam - Search4Dev, Royal Tropical Institute (KIT)
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