Intersections of Age and Gender in Children’s Experiences of Violence:Building a Framework for Violence Prevention
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Young Lives International Conference on Adolescence, Youth and Gender
8-9 September 2016
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1. Intersections of Age and Gender in Children’s
Experiences of Violence
Building a Framework for Violence Prevention
Mary Catherine Maternowska, PhD, MPH
Alina Potts, MPH
Understanding the Drivers of Violence against Children
2. The Multi-Country Study on the Drivers of Violence
Affecting Children: The (Value) of Young Lives
What drives violence
affecting children
and what can be done
about it??
3. Research Uptake & Capacity Building
Italy Zimbabwe Viet Nam Peru Ethiopia India
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28 National Researchers 💃6 Ministries
IDI WUA,
ACPDT
VASS,
IFS
PUCP,
GRADE
UoE – UoO – UCL/IoE – U Penn
4. Research Outcomes
• Country Reports & Policy Briefs on State of Violence Affecting Children:
Italy, Zimbabwe, Viet Nam & Peru
• Documentation + Replication in Paraguay, Costa Rica, Swaziland, Serbia,
Indonesia, the Philippines and China
• Longitudinal insights from Viet Nam, Peru, Ethiopia & India:
👧👦 Corporal punishment 👧👦 Peer bullying
👧👦 Social Support 👧👦 Experiences of violence
5. Practitioner-Friendly Frameworks:
Age & Gender Matters
ZIMBABWE
Girls age 13-17,
more likely forced sex
than boys.
PERU
Girls, 13-17, involved
in transactional sex
are tasked to bring
peers into the industry
ITALY
Trafficked Nigerian
Girls typically 15-17,
are threatened with
retribution if they
escape.
VIET NAM
Authorities have poor
info on trafficking,
especially for boys
10-25.
PERU, ZIMBABWE &
VIETNAM
Feminization of
migration affects
mothers and children..
6. How Violence Shapes Children’s Trajectories into Adulthood
* Case Studies from India: Renu Singh
* Case Studies from Peru: Vanessa Rojas
* Case Studies from Ethiopia: Agazi Tiumelissan
Upcoming Panelists
Mind the Gap: Understanding How the Dynamics
of Time and Place Shape Violence Affecting Children and
Young People Kirrily Pells
Editor's Notes
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Book= Informed National Action Plans for children
Money = Allocated gov’t funding for violence prevention research (Ethiopia = Oak, others donors)
Scales = Passed new laws
Lightbulb= Capacity built: 28 national researchers and 6 ministries
World = Built new N/S collaboration
North: UoE, UoO, UCL, U Penn
South: IDI, WUA, ACPDT, VASS (Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences), IFS (Institute of family studies in Vietnam), PUCP (Pontifica Catolica University in Peru), GRADE (Group de Analisis para el Desarollo)