Does going against the norm on women's economic participation increase intimate partner violence risk? A cross-sectional, multi-national study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Women's economic empowerment (WEE) is believed to reduce the risk of intimate partner violence (IPV), yet the relationship between WEE and IPV has proven to be highly variable. Little attention has been given to how the normative WEE environment may influence this relationship across different settings. This study tests whether IPV is associated with Vanguard WEE, defined as individual economic participation that deviates from community norms.

Methods

This cross-sectional study draws on Demographic and Health Surveys conducted in 44 low- and middle-income countries. The analytic sample was partnered women who participated in the domestic violence module, living in communities with sufficient data to construct WEE norms (n = 186,968). The relationship between Vangu

SUBMITTER: Williams A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11670509 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature