Can Alcohol Prohibition Reduce Violence Against Women?

Legislating on Violence Against Women: A Critical Analysis of Nigeria's Recent Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Act, 2015

In many African countries, as in other countries around the world, women suffer violence on the basis of their gender. Unfortunately, many countries lack legislation that provide effective protections against gender-based violence. Evidence from Nigeria, including the passage of new legislation at federal and state levels, suggests some progress. How effective such laws will be is yet to be see...

(How) Can We Reduce Violence Against Women by 50% over the Next 30 Years?

In this month's editorial, PLOS Medicine Editorial Board member Rachel Jewkes identifies challenges that the violence prevention research community faces in substantially reducing violence against women and girls over the next 30 years. Please see later in the article for the Editors' Summary.

Finding What Works to Reduce Violence Against Women.

DR NADIMPALLI: Probably the most common surgery that we do is the C-section. [I]f it was more accessible, [it] would save thousands of women’s lives a year. In conflict zones, in disasters, acute surgery is a huge need. We are able to set up a surgical unit very quickly, within days, and this includes not just the surgeons but the whole surgery team: anesthetists, scrub nurses, [and] surgical n...

Social Themes of Domestic Violence Against Women

Introduction: Domestic violence against women is an ancient and common problem in any society. Knowing the leading social themes may help us to prevent and control domestic violence against women. The current study aims to investigate the role of access or lack of access to the resources in domestic violence against women. Methods: The thematic analysis applied as the research method. Thirty-on...

Violence against Women