Measuring changes in women's empowerment and its relationship to intimate partner violence. Issue 5 (4th July 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Schuler, Sidney; Field, Samuel; Bernholc, Alissa
• Is Part Of: Development in practice. Volume 28:Issue 5(2018)
• Page Start: 661
• Page End: 672
• Publication Date: 2018-07-04
• Subjects: Gender and diversity -- Methods -- South Asia; Technical assistance -- Developing countries -- Periodicals; Economic assistance -- Developing countries -- Periodicals; Developing countries -- Economic conditions -- Periodicals; 338.91091724
• DOI: 10.1080/09614524.2018.1465025
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0961-4524

Abstract

ABSTRACT: This article uses survey data to examine changes over time in the relationship between women's empowerment and intimate partner violence (IPV) in six Bangladeshi villages. Prior analyses using a limited set of empowerment indicators available in both 2002 and 2014 suggested a persistent positive association between empowerment and IPV. The article's analysis, using an updated set of measures derived from extensive qualitative studies, suggests that empowerment may be shifting from a risk factor for IPV to a protective factor. The article discusses the methodological limitations posed by the shifting manifestations of empowerment and its social meanings within and across settings.