rate is associated with an increase in the incidence of physical violence against women by 0.50 percentage points, or 2 ….52 percentage points, or 2.87 percent. That an improvement in women's employment opportunities is associated with increased violence …This study examines the association of unemployment variation with intimate partner violence using representative data …

This paper analyzes the magnitude and predictors of misreporting on intimate partner and sexual violence in Nigeria and … face-to-face method. In Rwanda, intimate partner violence rates increase by 100 percent, and in Nigeria, they increase by … indicators often targeted in women's empowerment programs, such as gender norms and female employment and education. These …

Intimate partner violence is the most common form of violence against women in conflict and non-conflict settings, but … intimate partner violence. It also examines the effect of the Boko Haram insurgency on women's experience of controlling …'s experiences of physical and sexual intimate partner violence. Controlling behaviors from husbands/partners and reductions in women …

This paper reviews the empirical literature on the existence and impact of gender discriminatory laws on women …'s outcomes across various domains (categories) that constitute the Women in Business and the Law measure of gender inequality …. The evidence to date suggests that there are significant negative consequences of legal gender discrimination on women …

The ancient custom of dowry, that is, bride-to-groom marriage payments, remains ubiquitous in many contemporary … societies. This paper examines whether dowry impacted household decision making and resource allocation in rural India during … 1986-2007. Utilizing variation in firstborn gender and dowry amounts across marriage markets, the paper finds that the …

Improving the livelihoods of poor households and transitioning more women back to the labor force is a major challenge … in South Asia. Self-employment promoted through women's groups has often been cited as a promising intervention towards …, especially for government programs like the National Rural Livelihoods Mission in India. This study aims to provide empirical …