Violence
Gender-based violence (GBV) remains one of major obstacles to women's increased agency and is a key domain of gender inequality. To see a shift in GBV patterns, boys and men must also be engaged to reduce the prevalence of such violence.
Percentage of women ages 15-49 who have ever experienced:
Proportion of women who have ever experienced intimate partner violence (modeled estimate, % of ever partnered women)
Intentional homicides worldwide by sex
Percentage of women who believe a wife is justified refusing sex with her husband if:
There is legislation specifically addressing domestic violence
There is legislation on sexual harassment in employment
Addressing domestic violence
Yes
No
Sexual harassment in employment
Yes
No
Women who have experienced female genital mutilation by wealth quintile
Indicators
- Belief that female genital mutilation should not be continued (% who have heard about FGM)
- Belief that religion requires female genital mutilation (% who have heard about FGM)
- Criminal penalties or civil remedies exist for sexual harassment in employment (1=yes; 0=no)
- Female genital mutilation prevalence (%)
- Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people)
- Proportion of women subjected to physical and/or sexual violence in the last 12 months (%)
- Proportion of women who have ever experienced any form of sexual violence (% of women age 15-49)
- Proportion of women who have ever experienced intimate partner violence (%)
- Proportion of women who have never sought help to stop violence, and never told anyone (% of ever-married women ages 15-49 who have ever experienced any physical or sexual violence)
- Proportion of women who have never sought help to stop violence, but told someone (% of ever-married women ages 15-49 who have ever experienced any physical or sexual violence)
- Proportion of women who have sought help to stop physical or sexual violence (% of women age 15-49)
- Proportion who initiated sexual intercourse by or before age 15
- Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population)
- There is legislation on sexual harassment in employment (1=yes; 0=no)
- There is legislation specifically addressing domestic violence (1=yes; 0=no)
- Women who believe a husband is justified in beating his wife (%)
- Women who believe a wife is justified refusing sex with her husband (%)
- Women who experienced first sexual violence before age 15, 18, or 22 (% of women ages 15-49)
- Women who have ever experienced violence committed by their husband/partner by type of violence (% of ever-married women ages 15-49)
- Women who have experienced violence committed by their husband/partner in the last 12 months by type of violence (% of ever-married women ages 15-49)
- Women who have not experienced spousal physical or sexual violence (% of currently married women age 15-49 who have been married only once)
- Women who were first married by age 15 or 18 (% of women ages 20-24)
- Women who who have experienced injuries resulting from spousal violence (% of ever-married women ages 15-49 who have ever experienced any physical or sexual violence)
- Women whose first experience of spousal physical or sexual violence was before marriage (% of currently married women age 15-49 who have been married only once)
- Women whose first experience of spousal physical or sexual violence was during marriage (% of currently married women age 15-49 who have been married only once)
- Women whose husband or partner has ever demonstrated controlling behaviors (% of ever-married women ages 15-49)
- Women whose husband or partner has never demonstrated controlling behaviors (% of ever-married women ages 15-49)
Measuring and predicting gender-based violence in Indonesia amid the COVID-19 Pandemic
Learn about innovations in rephrasing GBV questions in phone surveys during COVID-19 and identifying factors that are strong predictors of GBV in Indonesia.
UNODC Gender in the Criminal Justice System Assessment Tool
Review guidance on measuring gender in the criminal justice system.
Identifying innovative solutions to deep-seated drivers of gender-based violence
Explore data on how harmful gender norms and attitudes drive gender-based violence.