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Dramatically Reduce<br />

Gender-Based Violence<br />

and Harmful Practices<br />

THE WORLD TODAY<br />

THE INVESTMENT CASE<br />

women experience physical or sexual<br />

violence in their lifetime, mostly by<br />

an intimate partner<br />

girls under age 18 are<br />

married off every day<br />

Economists found that investing in the elimination<br />

of gender-based violence is one of the 19 most<br />

cost-effective SDG targets<br />

girls and women in 30 countries<br />

have been subjected to female<br />

genital mutilation/cutting<br />

partner<br />

violence<br />

killing of women by<br />

intimate partners<br />

= estimated cost of global inaction<br />

sexual<br />

violence<br />

SOLUTIONS<br />

RIPPLE EFFECT<br />

Functional legal systems that<br />

hold offenders accountable and<br />

encourage women to seek justice<br />

Healthier<br />

women<br />

More equitable<br />

societies<br />

Behavior change initiatives<br />

locally, nationally, and globally<br />

Services and treatment <strong>for</strong> survivors<br />

Economic<br />

prosperity<br />

Stronger<br />

families<br />

Women-centered civil<br />

society organizations<br />

More<br />

educated women<br />

To join the campaign and <strong>for</strong> data sources, please visit deliver<strong>for</strong>good.org

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