(How) can we reduce violence against women by 50% over the next 30 years?

Rachel Jewkes

doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1001761

(How) can we reduce violence against women by 50% over the next 30 years?

PLoS Med. 2014 Nov 25;11(11):e1001761. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001761. eCollection 2014 Nov.

Author

Rachel Jewkes¹

Affiliation

¹ Gender and Health Research Unit, Medical Research Council, Pretoria, South Africa.

Abstract

In this month's editorial, PLOS Medicine Editorial Board member Rachel Jewkes identifies challenges that the violence prevention research community faces in substantially reducing violence against women and girls over the next 30 years. Please see later in the article for the Editors' Summary.

Publication types

Editorial
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Child
Developing Countries
Domestic Violence / prevention & control*
Female
Humans
Male
Rape / prevention & control*
Research*
Violence / prevention & control

Grants and funding

RJ was supported by the MRC of South Africa and received funding from DFID. RJ is the Consortium Director of the DFID-funded What Works to Prevent Violence? Global Programme.