Intimate Partner Violence and Women’s Economic Empowerment: Evidence from Indian States

Monique Newiak, Ratna Sahay and Navya Srivastava

No 2024/239, IMF Working Papers from International Monetary Fund

Abstract: Domestic violence is a global phenomenon. We study the interplay of determinants of a woman’s risk of facing intimate partner violence (IPV) for the case of India—using information from up to 235 thousand female survey respondents and exploiting state-level variation in institutions, law enforcement and attitudes. Unless in paid and formal employment, a woman’s economic activity is associated with a higher risk of IPV. However, household and other characteristics, such as higher agency within the household, higher education of the husband, lower social acceptance of IPV, and normalization of reporting incidences of violence counter this association. At the state level, the presence of more female leaders, better reporting infrastructure for victims of IPV, and higher charge-sheeting rates are associated with a lower risk of IPV.

Keywords: Female employment; labor force participation; intimate partner violence; legal rights; institutions; employment Mitigate IPV; Annex II; empowerment evidence; IPV risk; respondent characteristic; survey respondent; Women; Employment; Gender diversity; Global (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 46
Date: 2024-11-22
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