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4. Research

How concerns about GBV and security vary by country

Personal safety for women, including concerns about GBV, is a major issue across the

Caribbean with 88% of women in agriculture wanting to improve their personal safety.
And while this is higher in St Lucia and Guyana (97% and 91%) and lower (75%) in

Suriname, it illustrates the scale of the problem.

GBV statements SURINAME JAMAICA ST LUCIA DOMINICA GUYANA REGIONAL

Q21. I want help to improve
personal safety 75% 88% 97% 87% 91% 88%
Q21. I want help to reduce 72% 83% 97% 84% 89% 85%
theft

Q19. I worry about how I
would be treated by my 13% 40% 8% 20% 41% 24%
family or community if I
earned a higher income
However, responses to whether women are concerned about how they would be

treated if their income increased appears to be a major issue in Jamaica and Guyana

with over 40% of respondents expressing concern. This is reflected by higher rates of

GBV in both, the context-specific triggers of which are dealt with in the next section.

Sustainable Agriculture in the Caribbean (SAC) Project

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