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Gender-based Violence and Opportunities for World Bank Action: Challenges and New Approaches

lac gender logo The Latin America & the Caribbean and South Asia Regions, together with the Gender and Development Group of the World Bank,  co-hosted a half-day learning event on gender-based violence (GBV), Tuesday September 30th. The event consisted of two sessions. A first session focuses on recent advances in research and includeed a debate on challenges in the measurement of GBV and in the costing of its effects. A second session focused on policy implications and discusses a wide range of interventions and how these map onto Bank operations. Concrete and best-practice policy initiatives from both regions were presented.

AGENDA

9:30 - 10:00

Opening Remarks
Karin Kemper, Sector Manager (SASDI)
Jaime Saavedra, Sector Manager (LCSPR)
[Video]

Video Remarks
Mayra Buvinic, Sector Director (PRMGE),
Constance Bernard, Sector Director (SASSD),
Laura Frigenti, Country Director (LCC2C)

10.00 -11.30

Session 1: Measuring the Prevalence and Costs of GBV: Challenges and New Approaches

Chair
Michal J. Rutkowski, Sector Director (SASHD)

Presenters

Sunita Kishor, Sr. Gender Specialist (MACRO) - Making the Invisible Visible: Measuring Domestic Violence and its Health Consequences
[ PowerPoint 1,2MB |  Video]

Maitreyi Das, Sr. Social Sector Specialist (SASDI) & Kiersten Johnson, Research Associate (MACRO) - Measuring Violence: What’s it got to do with the Bank?
[PowerPoint 800KB | Video]

Maria Beatriz Orlando, Sr. Economist (LCSPP) & Georgina Pizzolitto, Poverty and Demography Specialist (LCSPP) - Measuring the Impact of Intimate Partner Violence against Women on Victim’s and Children Well-Being: An Application of Matching Decomposition Techniques
[PowerPoint 192 KB | Video]

Discussion

11.45 - 1.15

Session 2: GBV and Opportunities for Bank Action: Prevention and Response

Chair

Alexandre Marc, Lead Social Development Specialist (SDV)

Presenters
Andrew Morrison, Lead Economist (PRMGE) - Addressing Gender-Based Violence in the Latin America and Caribbean Region: A Critical Review of Interventions
[PowerPoint 880KB |  Video]

Pia Axemo, Sr. Health Specialist (HDNHE) & Mariam Claeson, Program Coordinator (SASHD) - Gender-Based Violence: What is the Role of the Health Sector
[Pia Axemo PowerPoint 1.3MB| Video]
[Mariam Claeson
PowerPoint 330KB | Video]

Bernice Van Bronkhorst, Urban Specialist (LCSUW) - Gender Based Violence and the Crime and Violence Prevention Agenda
[PowerPoint 3.78MB | Video]

Discussion

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