Economic and Social Costs of Violence Against Women in Ghana

  • ISSER, Ipsos MORI, International Centre for Research on Women, and NUI Galway

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.

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.

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