The Pandemic of Gender-Based Violence: How to Address the Threats | #CGI2023

The immediate and long-term physical, sexual, and mental consequences for women and girls can be devastating. Exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and the rise of gender empowerment, gender-based violence impacts a victim’s family, their community, and the country at large, bearing a tremendous cost from greater strains on health care to legal expenses and losses in productivity. While at least 155 countries have laws on domestic violence and 140 have legislation on workplace sexual harassment, stronger laws are just part of what’s needed. We all have a responsibility to advocate for and implement broad efforts to de-normalize gender-based violence, emphasize boys’ and men’s roles and education, and create and support more safe spaces and essential services to victims. PARTICIPANTS: CHELSEA CLINTON - Vice Chair - Clinton Foundation ASHLEY JUDD - Goodwill Ambassador - United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) JACKSON KATZA - Founder and President, MVP Strategies KALPANA VISWANATH - Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder - Safetipin