Policy reform has enormous potential to prevent intimate partner violence (IPV) - yet this area is surprisingly under-researched. Through systems such as education, legal frameworks, and social protection policies, governments and their policies are uniquely placed to shape the environments in which violence either thrives - or is prevented.
So, what policies can reduce intimate partner violence at scale? In this episode, we explore how areas such as education systems, legal frameworks, and social protection policies have the power to shape safer, more equitable societies.
Your host is: Elizabeth Dartnall, Executive Director, Sexual Violence Research Initiative (SVRI).
This episode’s guests are:
Dr Rachael Pierotti, Senior Social Scientist at the World Bank’s Africa Gender Innovation Lab.
Dr Tara Cookson, Canada Research Chair in Gender, Development & Global Public Policy at the University of British Columbia, and Co-founder of Ladysmith.
🎧 Listen to learn:
➡︎ How education, family law, and property rights affect intimate partner violence
➡︎ The four ways social protection can prevent intimate partner violence
➡︎ Why this research area remains underexplored
➡︎ Examples of innovations linking violence prevention and social protection
➡︎ How evidence can guide policy and practice
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💬 Connect with the SVRI svri@svri.org and our host, Elizabeth Dartnall.
🎙️ An OG Podcasts Ltd production.
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