Harmful Cultural Practices towards Widows

This report provides a review of the evidence on harmful cultural practices against widows and preventive measures

From:
Department for International Development
Published
31 August 2018
Document Type:
Thematic Summary
Theme:
Social Change
Authors:
Fraser, E., Nwadinobi, E.

Abstract

Globally, there are 285 million widows and over 115 million of them live in deep poverty, in fragile conditions and vulnerable to abuse. These widows have been referred to by the UN as ‘invisible women’ (UN Women, 2001) due to the absence of data on their situation. This document provides a review of the evidence on harmful cultural practices against widows and preventive measures.

Citation

Fraser, E and Nwadinobi, E (2018) Harmful Cultural Practices towards Widows, VAWG Helpdesk Research Report No. 196. London UK: VAWG Helpdesk.

Harmful Cultural Practices towards Widows

Published 31 August 2018
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