Violence against women (VAW) is only beginning to be recognized as a major societal problem within and across Asia …. This is evidenced by the high level of self-reporting by men and women of sexual violence and domestic violence in recent … UN surveys; the extremely low conviction rates for these forms of violence; the slow, partial or non-adoption of anti …

This paper provides evidence of the long-term relationship between male-to-female spousal violence and the … information on the prevalence of spousal abuse and threats of violence against women. Constructing comparable groups of … importantly, the role that marital selection and the diffusion of norms rejecting intimate partner violence may play in explaining …

impact of in-utero exposure to local violence - measured by homicide rates - on birth outcomes. The estimates show that … exposure to violence during the first trimester of pregnancy leads to a small but precisely estimated increase in the risk of …, where violence is endemic and are particularly pronounced among children of poorly educated mothers, implying that violence …