| Title | Women and the city ii : combating violence against women and girls in urban public spaces : the role of public services |
| Publication Type | Miscellaneous |
| Year of Publication | 2013 |
| Authors | Viswanath, K, Ghatak, A, Abraham, C |
| Pagination | 71 p.; ill.; boxes; photographs |
| Date Published | 2013-02-01 |
| Publisher | ActionAid |
| Place Published | Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Keywords | case studies, gender, urban areas, urbanization, women |
| Abstract | This study was initiated to deepen our understanding about the links between violence against women and urban public services, to build evidence, to get communities as well as duty bearers to engage in the process and to strengthen our ability to work with women in these communities to seek change. Conducted in Brazil, Cambodia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Liberia and Nepal, this study comes at a time of significant global change. In 2008, the world reached a momentous milestone: for the first time in history, more than half of its human population –3.3 billion people – lived in urban areas. By 2010, the global urban population outnumbered the rural population with 3.56 billion (51.5% of the global population) living in urban areas. [authors abstract] |
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