GBV Mainstreaming Report
A report by the Ending VAWC Helpdesk exploring how and why to meaningfully mainstream gender-based violence (GBV) into other sectors.
Gender-based violence (GBV) is one of the most widespread human rights violations globally and constitutes a public health emergency. The UK Government has made tackling violence against women and girls a national mission and is committed to halving violence in the UK within a decade.
Mainstreaming GBV strengthens the effectiveness and value for money of UK investments across sectors. Evidence shows that violence restricts women’s participation, disrupts service delivery, and undermines the effectiveness of investments across economic growth, climate change programming, national security, and humanitarian assistance. Mainstreaming GBV helps the UK to deliver on its stated commitments and achieve impact across sectors.
This paper, produced by the Ending Violence Against Women and Children Helpdesk, sets out why GBV mainstreaming matters for different sectors, and how FCDO teams can meaningfully mainstream GBV considerations into their policy, programming and diplomatic work.
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