A Review of Economic Consequences and Costs of Male Violence Against Women

[EN] This article focuses on male violence against women. As it takes place in what is often considered to be 'the private sphere' of the home, violence is difficult to prove, to measure, to prevent and easy to ignore. A multi-country study (WHO, 2005, WHO multi-country study on women'...

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Autores: López-Sánchez, M. J., Belso-Martínez, J. A., Hervás Oliver, Jose Luis
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)
Repositorio:RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:riunet.upv.es:10251/157278
Acceso en línea:https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/157278
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Violence
Women
Economic costs
Violence against women (VAW)
Intimate partner violence (IPV)
Economic costs approaches
VAW cost estimates revision
ORGANIZACION DE EMPRESAS
05.- Alcanzar la igualdad entre los géneros y empoderar a todas las mujeres y niñas
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Sumario:[EN] This article focuses on male violence against women. As it takes place in what is often considered to be 'the private sphere' of the home, violence is difficult to prove, to measure, to prevent and easy to ignore. A multi-country study (WHO, 2005, WHO multi-country study on women's health and domestic violence against women: Summary report of initial results on prevalence, health outcomes and women's responses, Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organization) shows that there are wide variations between countries resulting in 15 per cent to 71 per cent of women aged between 15 and 49 years saying that they have been victims of physical or sexual violence in intimate relationships. This article reviews and summarises literature that analyse types of economic costs that result from domestic violence and abuse perpetrated against women.