Global Database on Violence against Women
Malawi
Prevalence Data on Different Forms of Violence against Women:
Lifetime Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence :375 % (1)
Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence in the last 12 months : 243 % (2)
Child Marriage :421 % (3)
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 :142 (4)
Global Gender Gap Index Rank :132 (5)
Malawi Search Data
1 - 10 de 24 ResultsNational Strategy on Ending Child Marriages 2018-2023
Malawi | 2018 | 2023
Type of Measure : Policies > National strategy specific to violence against women
Form of Violence : Child, early and forced marriage
Demographic and Health Survey 2015-2016
Malawi | 2015 | 2016
Type of Measure : Research and statistical data > Violence against women module in survey
Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence
The Marriage, Divorce, and Family Relations Bill (Marriage Age)
Malawi | 2015
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Legislation
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls, Child, early and forced marriage
National Survey: Violence against Children and Young Women in Malawi
Malawi | 2014
Type of Measure : Research and statistical data > Violence against children survey
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
National Plan of Action to Combat Gender-Based Violence 2014-2020
Malawi | 2014 | 2020
Type of Measure : Policies > National action plan specific to violence against women
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Community Victim Support Units
Malawi | 2013
Type of Measure : Coordinated and or Integrated service delivery > Integrated services delivery
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Malawi Violence Against Children and Youth Survey
Malawi | 2013
Type of Measure : Research and statistical data > Violence against children survey
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
The Gender Equality Act
Malawi | 2013
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Legislation
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Gender Equality and Empowerment Programme
Malawi | 2012 | 2015
Type of Measure : Prevention > Awareness-raising /Campaigns
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: National Statistical Office (NSO) [Malawi] and ICF. 2017. Malawi Demographic and Health Survey 2015-16. Zomba, Malawi, and Rockville, Maryland, USA. NSO 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: National Statistical Office (NSO) [Malawi] and ICF. 2017. Malawi Demographic and Health Survey 2015-16. Zomba, Malawi, and Rockville, Maryland, USA. NSO 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) 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.
(5) 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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