Breaking the Cycle of Gender-based Violence
Translating Evidence into Action for Victim/Survivor-centred Governance
An alarming number of women and girls become victims/survivors of gender-based violence (GBV) at least once during their lifetime. While GBV has garnered more attention from policymakers in recent years, and has become a top gender-equality priority for OECD countries, significant challenges remain in all countries. This report promotes a comprehensive approach to breaking the cycle of GBV by combining insights from recent OECD work with robust evidence from surveys and questionnaires conducted in OECD Member countries. It offers recommendations for a comprehensive OECD GBV Governance Framework encompassing laws and access to justice, transforming restrictive gender norms, and integrating service delivery to prevent, address and - ultimately - end this violation of human rights.
A victim/survivor-centric governance and service culture for ending gender-based violence
This chapter explores the elements of victim/survivor governance and service culture. It identifies practices that understand the experiences of victims/survivors and account for them in all policies, services and programming. Prevention efforts that tackle the root causes of gender-based violence (GBV) are also a key element of building a victim/survivor-centred culture, with a focus on engaging men and boys. The chapter explores good practices and challenges that emerged out of the COVID-19 pandemic and concludes with recommendations on how to strengthen victim/survivor-centric governance and service culture. The findings are based on 26 countries’ responses to the 2022 OECD Survey on Strengthening Governance and Survivor/Victim-centric Approaches to End GBV (2022 OECD GBV Survey).
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