Global Database on Violence against Women
Bahamas
Prevalence Data on Different Forms of Violence against Women:
Lifetime Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence :Official National Statistics Not Available
Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence in the last 12 months : Official National Statistics Not Available
Lifetime Non-Partner Sexual Violence : Official National Statistics Not Available
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 :77 (1)
Global Gender Gap Index Rank :58 (2)
Bahamas Search Data
1 - 10 of 42 ResultsWorkshop: Educating Men and Women to Stop Domestic Violence
Bahamas | 2018
Type of Measure : Police > Training
Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence
Awareness Raising Activities against Trafficking
Bahamas | 2017
Type of Measure : Prevention > Awareness-raising /Campaigns
Form of Violence : Trafficking
Urban Community Centres (One Stop Centers)
Bahamas | 2017
Type of Measure : Coordinated and or Integrated service delivery > One-stop centers
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Barbershop Talk: Men Speak on Violence Against Women
Bahamas | 2017
Type of Measure : Prevention > Working with men and boys
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Trainings for Staff of Domestic Violence Counselling Unit
Bahamas | 2017
Type of Measure : Justice > Training
Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence
Anti-Violence Awareness Raising Campaigns
Bahamas | 2017
Type of Measure : Prevention > Awareness-raising /Campaigns
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Budget Allocation for Tackling Gender-Based Violence
Bahamas | 2016
Type of Measure : Budgets > Government allocation
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Department of Gender and Family Affairs
Bahamas | 2016
Type of Measure : Institutional mechanisms
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Strategic Plan to Address Gender Based Violence
Bahamas | 2016
Type of Measure : Policies > National strategy specific to violence against women
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
(1) 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 2020.
(2) 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 2021.
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