Gender violence has been at the forefront of women's human rights struggles for decades, shaping political movements and NGO and government programs. Drawing on over twenty years of research and activism in rural Ecuador, this book provides a remarkably intimate view of what these rights-based programs actually achieve over the long term.

Gender violence has been at the forefront of women's human rights struggles for decades, shaping political movements and NGO and government programs. Drawing on over twenty years of research and activism in rural Ecuador, this book provides a remarkably intimate view of what these rights-based programs actually achieve over the long term.