Violence against women remains one of the world's most persistent and under-addressed human rights crises, with very little ...

Nearly one in three women have experienced intimate partner or sexual violence, the World Health Organization said Wednesday, ...

Exposure to violence during the first 1,000 days (from conception to the age of 2 years) has lifelong consequences for children’s health and development.

Approximately one in four women worldwide has suffered some form of violence from a romantic partner. In Europe the prevalence is about 21% and it's 19% in Italy. In 2023 in Italy, 97 of 120 female ...

When Salma* was just 15, she was forced to get married, even though she wanted to stay in school and become a doctor someday.

We're beginning to build a better picture of just how many people are affected by intimate partner violence—a crisis that disproportionately impacts women and girls. But not everyone with insecure ...

Besides devoting a whole month to celebrating one of the seven deadly sins (for the poorly uneducated, that would be “pride”), annual Pride Months are intended to normalize and even promote an ...

CHICAGO -- Women who had experienced physical intimate partner violence experienced a decline in working memory as they transitioned into menopause, a subgroup analysis of the longitudinal Study of ...

In a few days, Domestic Violence Awareness Month begins. Across October, awareness-raising activities will roll out, offering an opportunity to counter the common misconception that intimate violence ...

Chairman Blumenthal, Ranking Member Cruz, and distinguished Senators, My name is Amy Swearer, and I am a Legal Fellow in the Edwin Meese III Center for Legal and Judicial Studies at the Heritage ...

A case report from the New Brunswick police oversight agency has drawn surprise and concern from some experts, who say police need more training in how to respond to victims of domestic violence.