Gender-based violence

This book brings together some of the most interesting and innovative work being done to tackle gender-based violence in various sectos, world regions, and socio-political contexts. Articles cover a wide range of manifestations of gender-based violence, including femicide, or the murder of women because they are women, domestic and sexual violence, female genital mutilation or cutting, the secual exploitation of girls at school, and trafficking for prostition. The case studies are drawn from South and east Asia, sub-Saharan Africa, and Central America, and a detailed list of resources completes the volume. This collection of articles will be useful to development and humanitarian practioners, policy makers, and academics, including both gender specialists and non-gender specialists alike.