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Women face many barriers to using public transport services, despite representing the largest share of public transport users around the world. Transport and infrastructure-oriented barriers are related to constraints in its affordability, acceptability and availability, as well as to the...
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In Brazil, violence against women and girls (VAWG), which is a manifestation of gender-based violence (GBV), is a major … concern. Intimate partner violence is the most common form of violence. The COVID-19 outbreak in early 2020 added new layers … end violence against women, including health, social assistance, public security, and justice services, were stalled …
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El Salvador has a long history of political and social challenges, including a 12-year civil war that ended in 1992. The country has struggled with high levels of crime, poverty, and inequality, which have hindered its economic and social development. The service sector is an important component...
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the tourism industry. Jamaica has a high prevalence of gender-based violence (GBV), with a domestic violence rate that … increased by 15.6 percent in 2022 compared to the previous year. Exposure to violence has been found to have negative … recreational drugs. The Covid-19 pandemic has intensified intimate partner violence (IPV), with a higher percentage of women …
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market in Grenada is reflective of the global situation where unemployment is higher for women than men, and female … participation is lower. Available data also shows that the majority of business- related loans go to men, and where women access … such loans, they do so in collaboration with men, rather than on their own. Together these indicators suggest that women …
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's progress in economic and social development has been impeded by persistent political instability, surging violence, and record …
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The appropriate role of the state in health is complex both in economic theory and in practice. Theory identifies three reasons for state action: public goods or services with large externalities (involving efficiency); poverty (involving equity); and failings peculiar to insurance markets for...
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This paper explores the impact of six non-communicable chronic diseases (NCCDs) on the decision to retire among men and …
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grant, Strengthening Capacity for Prevention and Response to Sexual- and Gender-Based Violence in Georgia (GBV). The goal of … conflict and Gender-based Violence (GBV). The Global Initiative, financed by the SPF, includes pilot projects across East Asia …
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Domestic Violence (DV) is a universal phenomenon that affects millions of women of all social strata worldwide. It is … the most pervasive, common, under-recognized, underestimated and under-reported type of violence against women. It … freedoms by victims and survivors who are overwhelmingly women. Domestic Violence (DV) is a development challenge and has a …
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