Domestic violence against women is a pervasive public health problem in all countries regardless of cultural, economic …, and political background. Yet, the prevalence of domestic violence is very high in Sub-Saharan Africa. In this paper, I … examine the effect of women's employment on domestic violence using the Demographic and Health Survey in Ethiopia. To address …

Male-perpetrated intimate partner violence (IPV) is a severe human rights violation that negatively affects women …-on-wife violence by gender, from 2007 to 2017, using individual data from the Indonesia Demographic and Health Surveys. The estimation …

The prevalence and determinants of intimate partner violence (IPV) among older women are severely understudied. This … are more pronounced for women who experienced family violence in childhood and those from poorer households. In contrast … mechanisms, we find suggestive evidence that men use violence as a tool to control women's resources. Additionally, women reduce …

at protecting women against violence, signed and ratified by 39 countries. In 2021, ten years after signing the … existing laws or law enforcement practices, women's rights advocates viewed it as a signal of tolerance for violence against …, which acted as a normative signal against violence, and the subsequent enactment of comprehensive legislation strengthening …

Gender-based violence (GBV) at schools is a pervasive problem that affects millions of adolescent girls worldwide. In … girls only, boys only, or both. Our findings indicate a reduction in sexual violence by teachers and school staff against … reporting by victims. Our findings suggest that effectively mitigating violence to improve girls’ schooling requires a dual …