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2. Development Implications for Gender Based Violence: Module 2 Watch Video Connection Speed: High Speed Low Speed Audio    Event Title : Development Implications for Gender Based Violence: Opening Session Date : 11/9/2004 Duration : 01:15:00 minutes Language  : English Country/Region : World Keyword :  Gender  Human Development  Social Protectionand Labor Presenter : Annette Dixon Andrew Morrison Vijayendra Rao Mary Robinson | Related Material | Recommendations |Related B-SPAN Videos |  DESCRIPTION  The workshop on the Development Implications of Gender-Based Violence was part of an ongoing initiative of the Gender and Development Group, the Gender and Development Board and various other World Bank units to raise awareness about gender-based violence (GBV) and highlight the impact it has on the World Bank’s work. The workshop sought to inform Bank staff about the issue of GBV, to provide them with the most current information pertaining to the causes and development impacts of the issue, and to spark debate and action as to ways in which the World Bank can address this issue in its work. The all-day event opened with addresses from James Wolfensohn and Mary Robinson, former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, and was followed by panel discussions, presentations and break-out sessions on different aspects of GBV. The speakers came from both within and outside of the World Bank and were carefully selected to ensure broad regional and topical representation and to provide participants with the necessary depth and breadth of information about GBV. The second portion of the panel discussion opened with a presentation by Andrew Morrison, Senior Economist for the World Bank’s Latin America and Caribbean Region Social Protection Unit (LCSPP). Morrison’s comments focused on the economic costs of GBV, specifically on the importance of devising accurate estimates. He discussed various methodologies that have been used to measure the costs and impacts of GBV and emphasized the importance of obtaining such measures. Having adequate estimates about the costs and impacts of GBV can help to better gage the scope of the problem and formulate adequate prevention responses. Next, discussant Vijayendra Rao, Lead Economist for the Bank’s Development Economics Research Group, provided thoughtful commentary on the three presentations from the morning’s session. Among his many provocative points, Rao warned about the ethical problems of conducting large-scale research on domestic violence, saying researchers must be cautious not to cause harm through the collection of data. He noted the importance of context in gathering and analyzing data. Rao warned against framing the issue of GBV as an economic problem, emphasizing that it is ultimately a human rights issue. Mary Robinson again addressed the group, this time kicking off the open discussion. She proposed framing the afternoon in the context of President Wolfensohn’s challenge from earlier in the day. She ended with some strategies by which the Bank can embark on its efforts to scale up its initiative against GBV. After her remarks, Moderator Annette Dixon, Director of Strategy and Operations for the World Bank’s Europe and Central Asia (ECA) region, invited comments from the country offices participating via video conference (including Ethiopia, Jordan and Kenya). In closing, Dixon offered her interpretation of the morning’s key themes and framed them in terms of the afternoon’s objectives.  RELATED MATERIALS   Website for the Event on the World Bank Homepage Presentations from the Workshop Gender and Development on the World Bank Homepage RELATED B-SPAN EVENTS Gender (44) Human Development (150) Social Protectionand Labor (9)