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HOST: DR. PADMINI MURTHY, CO-HOST: DR. ELVIRA BERACOCHEA
GOAL 3: PROMOTE GENDER EQUALITY AND EMPOWER WOMEN
Target 3.A: Eliminate Gender Disparity
In this week's show we will discuss how women who have been victims of domestic abuse and what can be done to address this issue.
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Gender-based violence (GBV) is a violation of human rights and a form of discrimination. It is defined as violence that is directed against a person on the basis of gender. Gender-based violence reflects and reinforces inequalities between men and women.
Gender-based violence and violence against women are often used interchangeably as most gender-based violence is inflicted by men on women and girls.
A WHO multi-country study found that between 15–71% of women aged 15- 49 years reported physical and/or sexual violence by an intimate partner at some point in their lives
Special guest : Shana De Caro is the Vice President of the American Academy of Brain Injury Attorneys, Secretary and Past Treasurer of the American Association for Justice, Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group and Secretary and Trustee of the Civil Justice Foundation, Board of Trustees.
Detail:
http://www.africanviews.org/component/content/article/1068-millennium-development-goals/49495-primary-education-focusing-on-children-with-special-needs
