{
  "abstract": "Background Violence against women (VAW) is a pervasive and deeply entrenched issue that continues to affect millions of women and girls worldwide. Recently, there has been increasing recognition of the substantial economic costs of VAWG for individuals, families, and national economies. In this context, this study has been developed within the framework of Making Every Woman and Girl Count (MEWGC) II phase, a flagship programme initiative of UN Women ECA regional office and UN Women Georgia country office.Methods A combination of accounting and econometric methodologies has been employed to estimate various costs. To quantify the economic impact of violence on survivors and households, this study has estimated out of pocket costs and income loss. The economic output loss has also been estimated, accounting for the loss due to femicide, years lived with disability, output loss due to absenteeism and missed work opportunity, and household production loss in the form of missed domestic and care work. To estimate costs of action, the direct accounting methodology has been adopted, based on bottom-up and top-down proportional approach. To understand the protective and risk factors of violence, several hypotheses have been tested for statistical significance using both bivariate and multivariate models.Results VAW has been uncovered to have significant economic consequences for Georgia’s economy and society. The overall total cost has been estimated to be 2.4 billion GEL (0.9 billion USD), equivalent to almost 3% of Georgia’s GDP in 2023. The cost of action is estimated at 115 million GEL (43 million USD), while the cost of inaction amounts to 2.3 billion GEL (0.8 billion USD). Economic output loss, often an invisible cost, is identified as the largest contributor to costs of inaction, followed by out of pocket costs, femicide loss, household production loss and years lived with disability loss. This study also finds that factors such as having any health difficulty, alcohol consumption of partner, relationship with other women are statistically significant risk factors of violence.Conclusion It is imperative that the economic and social policy planning of Georgia incorporates a comprehensive analysis of the impacts of GBV. The government should engage with private sector businesses to build a comprehensive workplace response to VAW, including conducting research on the costs of IPV and workplace GBV. Furthermore, enhancing the understanding of the critical connections between VAWG, poverty, and economic growth will help address the issue of GBV comprehensively and advance progress toward achieving the SDGs for Georgia.",
  "authors": [
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "School of Business, South East Technological University, Waterford, Ireland"
      ],
      "name": "Mrinal Chadha"
    }
  ],
  "title": "P68 The economic burden of violence against women in Georgia",
  "uid": "7a8631cc-235d-5a65-bc9f-b37797f2f2a1"
}