#HEARMETOO: UNICEF Research on Gender-Based Violence for #16Days of Activism

For this year’s 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, UNICEF Innocenti's podcast on research matters invites Amber Peterman and Tia Palermo from the Transfer Project to discuss their recent research linking poverty and gender-based violence, unpacking evidence of how social protection has the potential to mitigate gbv. 2018's #16days has a unique theme for 2018: #HearMeToo. #HearMeToo brings to the forefront women raising their voices and awareness to “#OrangetheWorld” - so to speak - with stories on survival and resilience to work towards mitigating violence against girls and women everywhere. Hear US now as we break down some of the latest findings from our gender-based violence research in this week’s podcast for the 16 days of activism. READ: • Tip of the Iceberg: Reporting and Gender-Based Violence in Developing Countries: https://academic.oup.com/aje/article/179/5/602/143069 • Social Protection & Intimate Partner Violence in Ghana - presentation (on slideshare): https://www.slideshare.net/TheTransferProject/social-protection-intimate-partner-violence • Understanding the linkages between social safety nets and childhood violence: a review of the evidence from low- and middle income countries, Health Policy & Planning 2017: https://academic.oup.com/heapol/article/3748288 FURTHER READING: • Brief: Does education affect women’s likelihood of experiencing sexual and intimate partner violence? http://www.svri.org/sites/default/files/attachments/2017-07-21/SVRI_SB_WmnEdu%26IPV_LR.pdf • Brief: Reducing gender-based violence through investments in education http://www.svri.org/sites/default/files/attachments/2017-07-21/SVRI_SB_InvEducation_LR.pdf • Women Individual Asset Ownership and Experience of Intimate Partner Violence: Evidence from 28 International Surveys, American Journal of Public Health 2017: https://www.unicef-irc.org/publications/917/ • Cash support: a new tool to decrease Intimate Partner Violence?http://blogs.lshtm.ac.uk/hppdebated/2018/10/01/cash-support-a-new-tool-to-decrease-intimate-partner-violence/