Launch of the multi-country project “Social and Economic Costs of Violence Against Women and Girls” on February 11, 2015 in NUI, Galway.
The project is being implemented by an international research team led by Dr. Nata Duvvury at the Centre for Global Women Studies, School of Political Science and Sociology in NUI Galway, in collaboration with Ipsos MORI, London, UK and the International Centre for Research on Women (ICRW), Washington DC, USA. The team won a competitive award of £1.5 million British Sterling funded by the Department for International Development (DFID), UK to undertake the project.
The project will explore the social and economic impacts of violence against women and girls in the Global South and will provide a framework for estimating the overall costs for national economies. The project is part of DFID's global development initiative, 'What Works: A Global Programme to Prevent Violence against Women and Girls'.
Speakers
- Jim Browne, President, NUI Galway
- Katie Chapman, Social Development Advisor, UK Department for International Development
- Liz Ford, Deputy Editor, Global Development, The Guardian
- Anne Byrne, Head, School of Political Science & Sociology
- Nata Duvvury, Project Leader, Centre for Global Women’s Studies
Time: 5:00 – 6:00 pm (followed by Reception)
Please RSVP here by February 9th, 2015 for catering purposes.
The NUIG Research Team: Dr. Nata Duvvury (Principal Investigator), Dr. Srinivas Raghavendra, Dr. Stacey Scriver, Dr. Diarmuid O’Donovan and Ms. Sinead Ashe.
