Globally, one in three women will experience gender-based violence (GBV) in their lifetime, but in many cases, the harm is not just physical. In Egypt, where women’s economic participation stands at just 15.9 percent, violence often takes economic forms that directly affect survival. It is therefore no surprise that at the intersection of two global crises, GBV and food insecurity, lies an often-overlooked but critical reality: the economic and social inequities that render women vulnerable to both. The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Egypt on 10 December culminated its groundbreaking 16-day digital campaign, مش بس الضرب, which roughly translates to the violence is not just physical, designed to shed light on the hidden forms of GBV and their linkages to food security. The campaign, which spanned 25 November to 10 December, united voices from diverse fields to spark dialogue and inspire action, with insights from 10 experts The campaign’s message was clear: GBV is not just physical, it is psychological, economic, and systemic. By linking it to food security, the initiative underscored how societal inequities perpetuate cycles of violence and deprivation, particularly for women in vulnerable communities. According…
