Knowledge Hub
The Knowledge Hub provides links to resources supporting the measurement of violence against women and has been funded under the Pacific Spotlight Initiative. While starting with a primary focus on Pacific resources and global resources which are applicable for the Pacific region, the Knowledge Hub will continue under the UNFPA kNOwVAWdata initiative to support global knowledge exchange and a strong community of practice. The strength of this Knowledge Hub is the opportunity to share resources and support all regions of the globe.
If you would like to share links to be added to the Knowledge Hub, please send them to knowvaw-program@unimelb.edu.au.
Gender-related killings of women and girls: Improving data to improve responses to femicide/feminicide
With the aim of galvanizing global action against this all-too-pervasive crime, UNODC and UN Women have joined forces to produce this research paper on the global estimates of gender-related killings of women and girls in the private sphere in 2021. This paper features policy recommendations to support comprehensive and multisectoral approaches to prevent and address gender-related killings and other forms of gender-based violence against women and girls.
Safe Consultations with Survivors of Violence against Women and Girls
This guidance is intended to help policymakers develop survivor-centred programming on ending violence against women and girls that meets the needs of diverse groups of women and girls, including those who are at higher risk of experiencing violence and discrimination. It is applicable to programming across the health, justice and policing, and social services sectors, as well as coordination of these sectors, and will help improve the standard and delivery of essential services for women and...
Gender-related Killings of Women and Girls (Femicide/Feminicide): Global estimates of female intimate partner/family-related homicides in 2022
With the aim of galvanizing global action against this crime, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime and UN Women are publishing this second joint publication with global estimates of gender-related killings of women and girls by an intimate partner or family member, with data from 2022. This publication features policy recommendations to prevent gender-related killings, including through risk assessments and protective measures, the establishment of femicide observatories, the criminalization of...
Intimate partner violence among women with and without disabilities: a pooled analysis of baseline data from seven violence-prevention programmes
Pooled analysis of baseline data from 8549 adult women participating in seven IPV prevention studies in five countries across Africa and Asia that used collaborative, comparative measurement strategies to assess both disability and IPV.
Gender and IoT (G-IoT) Tech Abuse Guide
How internet-connected devices can affect victims of gender-based domestic and sexual violence and abuse
Gender and IoT (G-IoT) Resource List
This resource list is intended as supplementary material to better inform and guide victims and survivors of technology-facilitated abuse as well as those working with them.
Measuring the shadow pandemic: Violence against women during COVID-19
This publication compiles and analyses the results of Rapid Gender Assessment surveys on the impact of COVID-19 on violence against women (VAW RGAs) in 13 countries.
Due Diligence and State Responsibility to End Violence Against Women: Standards, Indicators and Good Practices
The Due Diligence and State Responsibility to Eliminate Violence against Women: Standards, Indicators and Good Practices project is a research-advocacy project that is collecting good practices and State actions in the formulation, implementation and enforcement of policies, laws, procedures and processes in relation to violence against women.
Exploring Multidimensional Poverty in Fiji: Findings from a Study Using the Individual Deprivation Measure
The Individual Deprivation Measure (IDM) is a new, gender sensitive and multidimensional measure of poverty. The measure assesses deprivation at the individual level, in relation to 15 key dimensions of life, making it possible to see who is poor, in what way and to what extent. This study explores what additional insights could be gained by individual-level, gender-sensitive poverty measurement in Fiji
Swimming Against the Tide: Lessons Learned from Field Research on Violence Against Women in the Solomon Islands and Kiribati
Lessons Learned from Field Research on Violence Against Women in the Solomon Islands and Kiribati
Decision tree: Data Collection on Violence against Women and COVID-19
This decision tree helps organisations with gender-based violence programmes, national statistical offices, policymakers and researchers decide when and how to best collect data on women's experiences of violence and their access and use of relevant services during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sources of Violence Against Women Data – kNOwVAWdata
As this leaflet sets out to show, administrative data, while having their utility as a source of information on violence against women, cannot provide an estimate of the prevalence of violence against women taking place within a population.
Violence Against Women Key Terminology: kNOwVAWdata’s explanation of commonly used terminology related to violence against women
kNOwVAWdata's explanation of commonly used terminology related to violence against women
Measuring the Prevalence of Violence Against Women Survey Methodologies – kNOwVAWdata Survey Methodologies
Surveys are the only way to collect data on the prevalence of violence against women (VAW) and thus to get an estimate of the magnitude of the problem in the population. There are two major approaches to collecting population-based data on violence against women using surveys; dedicated surveys or a set of questions/modules added to a large-scale survey.
Annual Report 2021: UNFPA Asia and the Pacific
UNFPA across Asia and the Pacific outlining progress towards our transformative results of zero maternal deaths, zero unmet need for family planning, and zero gender-based violence and harmful practices against girls and women.
Population Data Portal – Towards Zero gender-based violence and harmful practices
UNFPA’s ultimate data source and tracker for population and development data. It combines the newest population data on topics like sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights, family planning, maternal health, or gender based violence gathered from a multiple sources.
Survey data sets pertinent to the study of intimate partner violence and health
This article describes some currently available survey data sets that contain information regarding women's experiences of intimate partner violence and health, identifies a number of the strengths and limitations of these data sets, and makes recommendations concerning the types of survey data that should be gathered in the future to help move the field forward.
Intersectionality and Invisible Victims: Reflections on Data Challenges and Vicarious Trauma in Femicide, Family and Intimate Partner Homicide Research
This article draws upon the experiences of four researchers in the field of femicide, family and intimate partner homicide - and offers insights into processes, impacts and unintended consequences of fatality reviews and research initiatives
Maternal Childhood Parental Abuse History and Current Intimate Partner Violence: Data From the Pacific Islands Families Study
The aim of the study was to establish the association between the experience of maternal and/or paternal emotional or physical abuse and current severe physical partner violence perpetration or victimization among a cohort of Pacific women.
Factors associated with induced abortion over time: secondary data analysis of five waves of the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health
Objective: A trend analysis of associations with induced abortion. Methods: Secondary analysis of the Australian Longitudinal Study of Women's Health (N=9042). Conclusions: Abortion remains strongly associated with factors affecting women's control over reproductive health such as partner violence and illicit drug use.
New WHO guidelines on intimate-partner violence
The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued new practice and policy guidelines to help health care practitioners screen, treat and support victims of sexual and partner violence.
UNFPA Engagement in Ending Gender-based Violence
Page 19-24; discusses collecting data and evidence (with discussions around challenges in gathering data)
Gender Based Violence Areas of Responsibility
A website that contains resources about how to support to recognise and reinforce primary prevention efforts in areas of crisis.
Programming to Address Violence Against Women
10 Case Studies presented in the form of lessons that were leant through projects conducted in 10 countries that set up projects to change attitudes and practices.
Addressing violence against women: piloting and programming
After the release of the guide: A Practical Approach to Gender-Based Violence: A Programme Guide for Health Care Providers & Managers in 10 countries, presentations and discussions were conducted to evaluate the guide's release (recommendations are presented on page 12) with experts commenting on the challenges of measurement (pg 17)