Bodily Integrity

Use flexible and qualitative indicators to collect data on critical consciousness. It is crucial that they are informed by women and girls’ realities and desires, and can capture unanticipated changes over time.
Use the WHO indicators when measuring violence against women as they are considered best-practice.
Adhere to specific ethical and safety standards when measuring issues related to bodily integrity, especially violence against women and girls.

Reduced prevalence of financial abuse against women by intimate partners

% of women who have experienced financial abuse by their husband/partner in the past 12 months

Reduced fear of sexual harassment against adolescent girls on the way to and around water and sanitation facilities

% of women who had to use sanitation facilities outside of the home, in the dark (late at night or before dawn)

% of adolescent girls who have experienced feeling unsafe on the way to, or around water and sanitation facilities

Explore the other dimensions relating to resources via the links below.

Bodily integrity entails a woman or girl having control over her physical and mental well-being. This includes unconstrained access to health care, and freefrom from acts of violence or coercion.