Economic and Social Costs of Violence Against Women in Ghana
Summary Report
Categories: Statebuilding
Sub-Categories: Economic Participation, Human Development, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV), Sexual and Reproductive Health
Country: Ghana
Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
Year: 2019
Citation: ISSER, Ipsos MORI, International Centre for Research on Women (ICRW) and NUI Galway. 2019. Economic and Social Costs of Violence Against Women in Ghana: Summary Report.
Sub-Categories: Economic Participation, Human Development, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV), Sexual and Reproductive Health
Country: Ghana
Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
Year: 2019
Citation: ISSER, Ipsos MORI, International Centre for Research on Women (ICRW) and NUI Galway. 2019. Economic and Social Costs of Violence Against Women in Ghana: Summary Report.
Executive Summary
This report provides a summary of the key findings of the What Works to Prevent Violence: Economic and Social Costs project from Ghana. It also provides an overview of the costs of violence against women and girls (VAWG) to individuals, households, businesses and the economy. Findings show the heavy drag that VAWG imposes on wellbeing and economic productivity, and the need to invest urgently in scaling up efforts to prevent violence.