JG Silverman, Jhumka Gupta, Michele R. Decker, Nitin Kapur et al.
OBJECTIVE: To estimate (1) lifetime prevalence of physical and sexual victimisation from husbands among a national sample of Bangladeshi women, (2) associations of unwanted pregnancy and experiences of husband violence, and (3) associations of miscarriage, induced abortion, and fetal death/stillbirt...
McClendon Ka, Lotus McDougal, Sankari Ayyaluru, Yenework Belayneh et al.
This brief documents CARE’s Tipping Point project and how it encouraged men and boys to take up tasks that are not typical for their gender. It offers tips on how to replicate this approach in your own work. In rural communities in Bangladesh’s Sunamgank district household chores take up much of wom...
Kathryn Falb, Heather L. McCauley, Michele R. Decker, Shagun Sabarwal et al.
The fact that India has been identified as a destination country for the estimated 150 000 women and girls trafficked for sexual exploitation each year within and across South Asia draws attention to Calcutta, a potential sex-trafficking hub [1]. Although Calcutta has been the site of sex-worker col...