title: (How) can we reduce violence against women by 50% over the next 30 years?
abstract: In this month's editorial, PLOS Medicine Editorial Board member Rachel Jewkes identifies challenges that the violence prevention research community faces in substantially reducing violence against women and girls over the next 30 years. Please see later in the article for the Editors' Summary.
authors.affiliation: Gender and Health Research Unit, Medical Research Council, Pretoria, South Africa.
authors.forename: Rachel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jewkes
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D003906:Developing Countries; D017579:Domestic Violence / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011902:Rape / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012106:Research; D014754:Violence / Q000517:prevention & control