Considering the high prevalence of domestic and social violence and their linkages, the focus of this analysis is the broader subject of violence rather than the narrower one of criminal violence. A violent act may or may not contravene existing legislation and consequently may or may not be...

This document is one of a series of technical notes that describe the nature and magnitude of violence in the region, its causes and effects, and how it can be prevented and controlled. The notes provide useful information on designing programs and policies to prevent and deal with violence....

Durante la última década, Latinoamérica ha presenciado un crecimiento sin precedente, de más del 50 por ciento en el número de mujeres en posiciones de poder. Este informe examina dicho progreso, y los factores que fomentan e predicen el crecimiento continuo de la participación de la mujer...

¿Qué es lo que gatilla la violencia en América Latina y el Caribe? ¿Qué se puede hacer para controlar la violencia tanto dentro como fuera del hogar? ¿Qué se puede aprender de la experiencia que tiene la región en cuanto a la violencia? Con el fin de ayudar a responder estas...

This document is one of a series of technical notes that describe the nature and magnitude of violence in the region, its causes and effects, and how it can be prevented and controlled. The notes provide useful information on designing programs and policies to prevent and deal with violence....

This article discusses the plight of poor women around the world and the feminization of poverty. The evidence is imperfect, but current trends suggest that women account for a growing proportion of those people who are considered poor on the basis of income, not only in industrial countries,...

In less than a decade, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has developed a sizable lending portfolio in violence prevention and a significant record of research, international seminars, meetings, and technical assistance. This paper reviews the IDB's work in this area, analyzes what seems...

Over the last decade, Latin America has witnessed unprecedented gains of more than 50 percent in the number of women in power. This paper explains these gains and discusses factors that fuel and help forecast the continuing growth in women's political participation. The authors also explore the...

¿Contribuye la maternidad temprana a perpetuar la pobreza? ¿Qué impacto social y económico tiene la maternidad adolescente sobre las madres y sus hijos? Para responder estas preguntas, en este documento se resumen los resultados de cuatro estudios llevados a cabo en la región que incluyeron...

Does early childbearing restrict women's social and economic opportunities? These questions are explored by examining the effects, first on marital status and family formation, and second on women's employment options, earnings and poverty condition. The four studies presented here (from Chile,...