Global Database on Violence against Women
Liberia
Prevalence Data on Different Forms of Violence against Women:
Lifetime Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence :49.3 % (1)
Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence in the last 12 months : 34.8 % (2)
Lifetime Non-Partner Sexual Violence : Official National Statistics Not Available
Child Marriage :35.9 % (3)
Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting :44.4 % (4)
Reports submitted by UN Human Rights Bodies:
Concluding observations of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)
Report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review (UPR)
Gender Equality Indexes:
Gender Inequality Index Rank :164 (5)
Global Gender Gap Index Rank :78 (6)
Liberia Search Data
1 - 10 of 14 ResultsThe 2019-20 Liberia Demographic and Health Survey
Liberia | 2019 | 2020
Type of Measure : Research and statistical data > Violence against women module in survey
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Phase III of the Gender-Based Violence National Action Plan 2018-2023
Liberia | 2018 | 2023
Type of Measure : Policies > National action plan specific to violence against women
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
National Action Plan on the Implementation of UN SC Resolution 1325
Liberia | 2009 | 2013
Type of Measure : Policies > Inclusion of violence against women in other national plan/strategy
Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence, Other harmful practices, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Violence against women and girls
Safe Homes/Shelters
Liberia | 2008
Type of Measure : Social services > Shelter/Safe accommodation
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Gender Based Violence Unit of the Ministry of Gender and Development
Liberia | 2008
Type of Measure : Institutional mechanisms
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Demographic and Health Survey 2007
Liberia | 2007
Type of Measure : Research and statistical data > Violence against women module in survey
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Program: “Male Involvement”
Liberia | 2007
Type of Measure : Prevention > Working with men and boys
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
National Plan of Action for the Prevention and Management of Gender Based Violence
Liberia | 2006 | 2011
Type of Measure : Policies > National action plan specific to violence against women
Form of Violence : Sexual violence, Violence against women and girls
Inheritance Law (Minimum Age of Marriage)
Liberia | 2003
Type of Measure : Other relevant laws > Property/Inheritance law
Form of Violence : Child, early and forced marriage, Violence against women and girls
Gender-Based Violence Inter-agency Coordination Task Force
Liberia | 2003
Type of Measure : Institutional mechanisms
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
(1) Proportion of ever-partnered women aged 15-49 years experiencing intimate partner physical and/or sexual violence at least once in their lifetime. Source: Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services (LISGIS), Ministry of Health [Liberia], and ICF. 2021. Liberia Demographic and Health Survey 2019-20. Monrovia, Liberia and Rockville, Maryland, USA: Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services (LISGIS), Ministry of Health, and ICF.
(2) Proportion of ever-partnered women aged 15-49 years experiencing intimate partner physical and/or sexual violence in the last 12 months. Source: Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services (LISGIS), Ministry of Health [Liberia], and ICF. 2021. Liberia Demographic and Health Survey 2019-20. Monrovia, Liberia and Rockville, Maryland, USA: Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services (LISGIS), Ministry of Health, and ICF.
(3) Percentage of women aged 20 to 24 years who were first married or in union before age 18. Source: UNICEF global databases, 2021, based on DHS, MICS and other nationally representative surveys.
(4) Percentage of girls and women aged 15 to 49 years who have undergone FGM/C. Source: UNICEF global databases, 2021, based on DHS, MICS and other nationally representative surveys.
(5) The Gender Inequality Index is a composite measure reflecting inequality between women and men in three different dimensions: reproductive health (maternal mortality ratio and adolescent birth rate), empowerment (share of parliamentary seats held by women and share of population with at least some secondary education), and labour market participation (labour force participation rate). Source: United Nations Development Programme, Human Development Report 2021/2022.
(6) The Global Gender Gap Index benchmarks national gender gaps on economic, political, education and health criteria. Source: World Economic Forum, the Global Gender Gap Report 2022.
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