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.
Checklist for ensuring the quality of violence against women surveys
This checklist is designed to help national statistics offices and other national research and data institutions and research teams to think through the steps needed to produce high-quality survey...
Data on Violence Against Women: Key Messages
This is an overview of key concepts on violence against women data that can be applied globally. It is intended to serve as a complementary resource to a longer technical report entitled "A Guide to...
A Guide to Better Understanding and Using Violence Against Women Prevalence Data
Guidelines in this publication provide concepts and principles for the process of interpreting, understanding and using violence against women prevalence data that can be applied globally. A case...
Measuring the Prevalence of Violence against Women with Disabilities
kNOwVAWdata, DFAT and UNFPA, together with the University of Melbourne, brought together national, regional and global experts to discuss what approaches should be taken to ensure that women with...
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.
Bangladesh Violence Against Women Survey 2015
The Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics has conducted the second round of the VAW survey in 2015. The main objective of the survey is to generate official statistics on the prevalence of different forms...
Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey 2007
National Institute of Population Research and Training (NIPORT) Dhaka, Bangladesh
Nauru Family Health and Support Study
The Nauru Family Health and Support Study aimed at obtaining reliable information on violence against women (VAW), its characteristics, and consequences. Although the study initially sought to...
Indicators on Violence Against Women: kNOwVAWdata’s overview of the Sustainable Development Goal indicators on violence against women
kNOwVAWdata's overview of the Sustainable Development Goal indicators on violence against women
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...
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...
Six golden principles for interviewing women who may have experienced violence – kNOwVAWdata
Collecting quality and reliable data on violence against women through special surveys is crucial if we want to understand and end the scourge. Drawing on years of international experience, our...
2019 Tonga Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey
An international survey program that is the largest source of statistically sound and internationally comparable data on women and children worldwide. The Tonga MICS collected data...
Vanuatu National Survey on Women’s Lives and Family Relationships
This population-based study provides a reliable benchmark of the prevalence and incidence of violence against women in Vanuatu, and on attitudes to violence including: health and other effects of...
Putting Women First
Ethical and Safety Recommendations for Research on Domestic Violence Against Women
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...
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...
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...
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...
Guidelines for reporting violence against women
Guidelines for evidence-based media reporting on violence against women and their children. Australian National reporting guidelines available. Victorian (state of Australia) reporting guidelines...
PNG Demographic Health Survey 2016-18 Report
The 2016-18 PNG DHS final report provides information on basic indicators of fertility, fertility preferences, family planning practices, childhood mortality, maternal and child health, knowledge...
2006/2007 Solomon Islands Demographic and Health Survey (2007 SIDHS)
The primary objective of the survey was to provide up-to-date information for policy-makers, planners, researchers and program managers to use in the planning, implementation, monitoring and...
COVID-19: Reporting on gender-based violence during public health crises
A journalist handbook on how to report on GBV during the pandemic; During a pandemic, lockdowns, curfews and other restrictions on movement are deemed necessary preventative health measures that can...
Nine Ethical Principles: Reporting Ethically on Gender-Based Violence in the Syria Crisis
Provides a guide on how to ethically approach reporting GBV during the Syrian Crisis (may provide insight into how to report in other crises)
WHO Ethical and safety recommendations for researching, documenting and monitoring sexual violence in emergencies
This document is designed to inform those involved in planning, conducting, funding, reviewing protocols for, approving or supporting information collection on sexual violence in humanitarian settings