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This study explores the relationship between a mother's attitude toward domestic violence and her children's schooling outcomes in Turkey. The sample is drawn from the 2003 Turkish Demographic and Health Survey and consists of 7,951 children within the ages of legally mandated compulsory education. A probit regression model is used to analyze the data. The results suggest that the daughters of mothers who find domestic violence acceptable are 2.6 percentage point less likely to enroll in school, all else being equal, than the daughters of mothers who do not tolerate abuse. In comparison, the schooling outcomes of male children are not statistically sensitive to the mother's attitude toward wife beating. The policy implications of the results are discussed.

She received her PhD degree from Department of Chemical Engineering, at Bogazici University, Turkey. Her current research focuses on supercritical fluid assisted processing of polymer nanocomposites and foams, and glass transition temperature phenomena in confined systems. Along with these studies, she also conducts surveys on engineering education.