Rachel Jewkes has led research on violence against women at the South African Medical Research Council for over two decades. She is the director of the UK Department for International Development-funded "What works to prevent violence against women and girls?" global programme and secretary of the Sexual Violence Research Initiative.
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Published in: 50.50To end violence against women we must tackle patriarchy – and poverty
Violence against women is perpetrated in order to sustain patriarchal power relations. Projects to prevent violence,...