Child abuse deeply linked to gender inequality: Study 

Children growing up in societies that experience high level of gender inequality are more likely to be maltreated, finds a study that identified a link between child abuse, neglect and gender inequality.

According to a Research:

• The research found that the rate of physical abuse of children varied between 1 and 43 per cent.
• In addition,child neglect rates stood between 0.8 and 49 per cent.
• Joanne Klevens from the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention in the US.
• Said,rates of discrimination against women substantially influence the levels of child physical abuse and child neglect.
• In addition,for the study, published in the journal Family Violence.
• The team analysed data from 57 countries on incidences of severe physical discipline of children in the form of hitting.
• Furthermore, slapping or repeated beatings or child neglect.
• Approximately 44 per cent of the countries had a high or very high level of human development.
• But one-third were considered to have low human development.
• The data was based on surveys conducted by the UN International Children’s Emergency Fund (Unicef).
• In addition,Demographic and Health Surveys conducted by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) from 2011 to 2015.
• Furthermore,using the Social and Institutional Gender Index (SIGI) and the Gender Gap Index (GGI).
• The researchers assessed the impact of gender inequality and the rate of child abuse or neglect in each country.
• The authors conclude that based on these findings.
• Efforts to prevent child abuse and neglect might benefit from reducing gender inequity.

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