domestic violence

In-person household surveys measuring women’s empowerment encounter difficulties collecting data on sensitive questions, particularly those related to domestic violence. New research on Ethiopia reveals minimal differences, if any, between phone vs. ...

When new manufacturing sectors emerge in developing countries, a significant share of the workforce is often comprised of women, many of whom previously lacked access to non-agricultural employment. Such employment can have important consequences for...

A free intervention in El Salvador aimed at addressing stress-management and parenting for caregivers, and delivered through SMS, lowered women’s use of violence towards children but worsened male caregiver’s mental health and lowered their interacti...

New coffee mills in Rwanda increase women's paid employment, and women's and their husbands' earnings, which decreases domestic violence

Job losses, through reduced income and increased exposure, lead to substantial increases in domestic violence against women which are not mitigated by unemployment benefits

Policy crackdowns on dowries can reduce their prevalence, but with unintended impacts on women’s decision-making power and domestic violence

Higher media reporting of sexual assaults reduces women’s likelihood of working outside their homes in urban India

Women’s exposure and participation in the Arab Spring improved their say in household decisions and reduced tolerance of domestic violence and FGM

Increased schooling for girls in Turkey led to a rise in psychological violence, but also reduced the intergenerational transmission of violence