The effect of macrosocial policies on violence against women: a multilevel study in 28 European countries

Belén Sanz-Barbero (), Consuelo Corradi, Laura Otero-García, Alba Ayala and Carmen Vives-Cases
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Belén Sanz-Barbero: Institute of Health Carlos III
Consuelo Corradi: Lumsa University
Laura Otero-García: CIBER of Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP)
Alba Ayala: Institute of Health Carlos III
Carmen Vives-Cases: CIBER of Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP)

International Journal of Public Health, 2018, vol. 63, issue 8, No 4, 911 pages

Abstract: Abstract Objectives To describe and analyze whether a relationship exists between gender equality and political responses to gender violence (GV) against women with physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence (IPV) in the European Union (EU). Methods We analyzed a subsample of 39,269 ever-partnered women aged 18 and older from the violence against women survey (2012) of the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights. Outcome was last 12 months physical and/or sexual IPV. Multilevel Poisson regression models were used. Results Current prevalence of IPV was 4.2%. Having suffered abuse by an adult before age 15 was the strongest associated factor for increasing the probability of suffering (PR: 2.9). Living in countries with higher gender equality, with anti-GV legislation prior to 2005, in countries where the state involved multiple actors in GV response and in countries with family policies included in the Anglo-Saxon, Eastern European and Southern European typologies (reference: Nordic), diminishes the women likelihood of suffering IPV. Conclusions The response to IPV in the EU requires an integral approach that accounts for the efforts of multiple sectors as well as policies that reach greater levels of gender equality in the countries.

Keywords: Intimate partner violence; Spouse abuse; European Union; Legislation; Multilevel analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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