Measuring changes in women's empowerment and its relationship to intimate partner violence

Sidney Schuler, Samuel Field and Alissa Bernholc

Development in Practice, 2018, vol. 28, issue 5, 661-672

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.

Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1080/09614524.2018.1465025

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