Men’s perpetration of partner violence in Bangladesh: Community gender norms and violence in childhood.

Yount, Kathryn M.; Cheong, Yuk Fai; Naved, Ruchira Tabassum

doi:10.1037/men0000069

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“…Globally, men have disproportionate social, political, and economic power, which is reinforced through sexist norms and policies (Connell, 2009;Heise, 1998). Although men may experience violence linked to their gender, unequal power places the burden of GBV on women and girls (Connell, 2009;Yount, James-Hawkins, Cheong, & Naved, 2018). In general, masculinity norms support men's use of violence to discipline and dominate women and children, whereas norms of femininity encourage women to exert emotional labor by attending to others' needs and not their own (Fahs & Swank, 2017;James-Hawkins, Salazar, Hennink, Ha, & Yount, 2016;Wingood & DiClemente, 2000).…”

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Sexual and Reproductive Health Outcomes of Violence Against Women and Girls in Lower-Income Countries: A Review of Reviews

Grose

Chen

Roof

et al. 2020

The Journal of Sex Research

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Gender-based violence (GBV) against women and girls is pervasive and has negative consequences for sexual and reproductive health (SRH). In this systematic review of reviews, we aimed to synthesize research about the SRH outcomes of GBV for adolescent girls and young women in low-and middleincome countries (LMICs). GBV exposures were child abuse, female genital mutilation/cutting, child marriage, intimate partner violence (IPV), and non-partner sexual violence. PsycINFO, PubMed, and Scopus searches were supplemented with expert consultations, reference-list searches, and targeted organizational website searches. Reviews had to contain samples of girls and young women ages 10-24, although inclusion criteria were expanded post-hoc to capture adolescent-adult combined samples. Twenty-seven reviews were quality-rated. Study-level data were extracted from the 10 highest quality reviews (62 unique studies, 100 samples). Reviews were mostly from Africa and Asia and published between 2011 and 2015. We found consistent associations between GBV and number of sexual partners, gynecological conditions (e.g., sexually transmitted infections [STIs]), unwanted/unplanned pregnancy, and abortion. Some types of IPV also were associated with greater use of contraception/STI prevention. Addressing GBV is essential to improve SRH for girls and women in LMICs.

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Section: Gbv and Adolescence In The Context Of Lmicsmentioning

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Sexual and Reproductive Health Outcomes of Violence Against Women and Girls in Lower-Income Countries: A Review of Reviews

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Chen

Roof

et al. 2020

The Journal of Sex Research

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“…Our findings may point to a less‐controversial entry point for involving men in programs within such a context that emphasizes partner collaboration rather than a complete change in norms. Interventions promoting gender equity in the family are likely to benefit the next generation through their influence on children as well as the current generation of adults in relationships by reducing conflict and violence, improving marital accord, and bolstering equitability among women and men (Naved et al, ; Yount, James‐Hawkins, et al, ).…”

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“…Risk factors at this level for IPV include unemployment and low socioeconomic status, delinquent peer associations, and low community‐level collective efficacy (Jewkes, ; Rahman, Hoque, & Makinoda, ; VanderEnde, Sibley, Cheong, Naved, & Yount, ). Finally, macrosystem risk factors for IPV perpetration include expectations about masculinity linked to toughness and dominance, inflexible gender roles, norms of condoning violence as a way to settle interpersonal disputes, and the practice of village exogamy (Capaldi et al, ; James‐Hawkins, Cheong, Naved, & Yount, ; Naved et al, ; Pleck et al, ; Sayem, Begum, & Moneesha, ; Yount, James‐Hawkins, Cheong, & Naved, ).…”

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Gender‐Equitable Parental Decision Making and Intimate Partner Violence Perpetration in Bangladesh

Semenza

Roof

James‐Hawkins

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J of Marriage and Family

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“…To achieve the full benefit of women’s economic empowerment addressing gender norms is important [ 52 ]. Previous literature suggests the relationship between negative gender attitudes and women’s experience of violence [ 53 , 54 ]. Thus, it is also important to work with men, to address gender norms as it is linked with controlling behaviour and IPV.…”

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The pathways between female garment workers’ experience of violence and development of depressive symptoms

Parvin¹,

Mamun²,

Gibbs³

et al. 2018

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BackgroundThe prevalence of intimate partner violence (IPV) is high (54%) in Bangladesh. Moreover, female garment workers report higher rates of IPV and are also vulnerable to workplace violence (WPV). Experience of violence puts women at increased risk of developing depressive symptoms, which are related with low self-esteem, lower life satisfaction and lower productivity. To our knowledge, there has been no previous research on depression among female garment workers and its connections to IPV and WPV in Bangladesh. This paper aims to address this gap by studying the relationship of IPV, WPV and depression among female garment workers.MethodsThe data for this paper comes from a cross-sectional survey of female garment workers (n = 800) conducted as baseline survey of a quasi-experimental study known as HERrespect. Survey data were collected during September-December, 2016 among randomly selected female garment workers from eight garment factories in and around Dhaka city. Structural equation modelling was conducted to explore the relationship among IPV, WPV and depression.ResultsThe findings show high rates of any IPV (69%); WPV (73%, experienced or witnessed) and depressive symptomatology (40%) among female garment workers. The analysis of pathways shows that IPV impacts a woman’s experience of WPV and work related stress leading to the development of depression; while WPV had direct and mediated pathways to depression. Experience of controlling by their husband leads to WPV and increased work related stress, and thus leads to depression. It also reveals that a worker’s ability to mobilize resources in emergency, however, increased self-esteem and reduced work related stress.ConclusionThis study shows the pathways through which experience of IPV and WPV lead to development of depressive symptoms among female garment workers. The link between women’s ability to mobilize resources with self-esteem and work related stress indicates the need for socio-economic empowerment of women and may suggest that combined intervention to address IPV and women’s empowerment could be successful in dealing with WPV and mental health.

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Men’s perpetration of partner violence in Bangladesh: Community gender norms and violence in childhood.

Cited by 47 publications

References 93 publications

Sexual and Reproductive Health Outcomes of Violence Against Women and Girls in Lower-Income Countries: A Review of Reviews

Sexual and Reproductive Health Outcomes of Violence Against Women and Girls in Lower-Income Countries: A Review of Reviews

Gender‐Equitable Parental Decision Making and Intimate Partner Violence Perpetration in Bangladesh

The pathways between female garment workers’ experience of violence and development of depressive symptoms

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