World Bank report: 700 million women are abused physically or sexually by partners [View all]

[DonViejo]

Source: Agence France-Presse

More than 700 million women worldwide are subject to physical or sexual violence from their husbands or partners, many with little right to protection, the World Bank said Wednesday.

The problem is worst in South Asia and Africa, where more than two women in five have experienced violence at the hands of a partner, the Bank said.

In a sweeping new report, “Voice and Agency”, the Bank said such violence and other systematic disadvantages and deprivations endured by women are important factors in limiting their achievement and keeping hundreds of millions locked in poverty.


The report argues that empowering women and removing social and legal barriers to their advancement will benefit much broader groups of society.

-snip-

Read more: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/05/14/world-bank-report-700-million-women-are-abused-physically-or-sexually-by-partners/