This paper studies the effect of female political representation on violence against women. Using a Regression … Discontinuity design for close mayoral elections between female and male candidates in Brazil, we find that electing female mayors … leads to a reduction in episodes of gender violence. The effect is particularly strong when focusing on incidents of …

violence. The phenomenon is observed in many countries, including in Brazil, despite its robust legal framework to prevent and … protect women from domestic violence. Through qualitative research, this paper explores the experience of women survivors of … violence against women (VAW) in seeking help to exit abusive relationships, with the aim of identifying avenues to strengthen …

Although women?s police centers have been gaining popularity as a measure to address domestic violence, to date no … been done. This paper estimates the effects of women?s police stations in Brazil on female homicides, as a measure of the … most severe form of domestic violence. Given that a high fraction of female deaths among women ages 15 to 49 years can be …

Although women's police centers have been gaining popularity as a measure to address domestic violence, to date no … been done. This paper estimates the effects of women's police stations in Brazil on female homicides, as a measure of the … most severe form of domestic violence. Given that a high fraction of female deaths among women ages 15 to 49 years can be …

This paper studies the effect of female political representation on violence against women. Using a Regression … Discontinuity design for close mayoral elections between female and male candidates in Brazil, we find that electing female mayors … leads to a reduction in episodes of gender violence. The effect is particularly strong when focusing on incidents of …