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The cost of violence against women in formal micro-enterprises: the case of Peru
In Latin America, microenterprises and other forms of micro-entrepreneurship account for over 95 % of all business activity and are an important source of employment and livelihoods for millions, especially for women. Due to their sheer number, the microente...
Executive summary: “Violence against women and its financial consequences for businesses in Peru”
In 2012, 23.24% of paid female workers* in Peru were affected by some form of violence by their partners or ex-partners. As a result of violence against women, 70 million working days per year are being lost, representing a loss of business value added of at l...
Factsheet “Violence against Women costs Peruvian Businesses Billions Every Year”
The factsheet provides information on the process of studying the business costs of violence against women in Peru and the significant economic impact of violence against women to the detriment of competitiveness. The study opens a line of research in business...
Infographic “The country costs of violence against women in Paraguay”
Infographic on the country costs of violence against women in Paraguay. Download (2021, pdf, 604 KB) View in Spanish
Illustrated conceptual framework - “Combating violence against women is also a business issue - second updated version.”
The publication presents good business practices. These measures include, among others, the establishment of internal policies, awareness-raising actions, trainings, campaigns, public messages, support to organizations that combat violence and the formation of...
Publication “Management Model to prevent violence against women.”
One of the most significant contributions of this publication is the substantiation of new arguments for the prevention of violence in business. Additional arguments are proposed to the convincing argument of costs that affect business strategy. The management...
Factsheet “Women flourish without violence. Prevention of gender-based violence within the flower industry”
Following a diagnosis that 56% of women working in the flower sector in Ecuador admit to having experienced violence, a gender-based violence prevention program was developed, involving 1,300 people and 18 farms in the south and north of Quito. In 2012, Expofl...
Factsheet “Laboratories Bagó: Leading the private sector in the prevention of violence against women”
This factsheet details the collaboration initiated with Laboratories Bagó since 2010, the work carried out jointly and which has supported the fact that the company is now constituted as an Active Agent for the Prevention of Violence against Women. From this c...
Strong together. Stopping violence in its tracks.
“Strong together. Stopping violence in its tracks” is a program for girls and boys aged six to nine years old that focuses on preventing violence against women and girls. The goal of the playful mobile application presented in the video is to reflect on equa...
Illustrations of the Interactive Path adapted for German and English versions
Illustrations of the Interactive Path adapted for German and English versions: View illustrations (2014, flickr) View in Spanish | View in German
Factsheet “Step by step against violence. A participatory “path” to prevent gender-based violence.”
Summary of a method for educational entities with girls and boys from 6 to 9 years of age, which promotes the rejection of gender-based violence. From the moment of its announcement, the participatory path has been highly coveted by partners and by some compan...
Factsheet “Preventing Violence is Our Obligation.”
The collaboration between ComVoMujer and the Brigade for the Protection of the Family (BPF) had as a priority to strengthen the BPF, so that they have the necessary means to efficiently work on prevention and attention to those affected by family violence. ...
Factsheet “Letters from Women. Healing words that also became a political statement.”
Campaigns carried out in Ecuador and Peru that summoned citizens to write letters in order to express their opinions and experiences. Violence against women and girls was made visible and denounced. The writing of the letter itself has become for hundreds of w...
Factsheet “Ending violence against women in rural areas”
The National Coordinator of Rural and Indigenous Women’s Organizations (CONAMURI) unites several indigenous and rural women workers organizations from different provinces across Paraguay. Through its campaign “Stop Violence against Women in Rural Areas”, CONAM...
Ecuador: Video “In your own handwriting”
“In your own handwriting, dialogues in the ring” was a large-scale collective artistic intervention project in the public space, under the artistic direction of Suzanne Lacy and built in collaboration with a number of institutions, organizations and social col...
Documentary: Breaking Silence - Femicide in Latin America
In Latin America, where machismo still predominates, there are frequent cases in which women’s lives are ended intentionally, premeditatedly and, in general, with much cruelty, just because they are women. This documentary tells the story of three women fr...
Factsheet “Raising awareness of violence against Afro-Ecuadorian women”
Summary of a process of 20 facilitators who elaborated a diagnosis of the situation of Afro-Ecuadorian women in 52 communities in the Chota Valley, in the provinces of Imbabura and Carchi. The research was also carried out with Afro-Ecuadorian women in Quito a...
Factsheet “Rondas Campesinas facing violence against women”
Presentation of the training program on democratic leadership styles for men and women who wish to prevent gender-specific violence. The participants* were not only sensitized and trained on this topic, the trainings also led to the strengthening of their lead...
From Evidence to Prevention. How to Prevent Violence against Women in Ecuadorian Universities - Executive Summary
Ecuadorian universities assume USD 68,833,079 in indirect costs (for students and teachers) per year, as a result of violence of partners and other members of the university community. This amount is translated into 3,664,409 lost days for 252,429 students and...
Inforgraphic: Eyes that do not see. From evidence to prevention. How to prevent violence against women in Ecuadorian universities.
Infographic of the study, "Eyes that do not see. From evidence to prevention. How to prevent violence against women in Ecuadorian universities." Download (2023, pdf, 4,5 MB) View in Spanish