Sharing Responsibility through Joint Decision Making and Implications for Intimate-Partner Violence: Evidence from 12 Sub-Saharan African Countries

Abstract

The Policy Research Working Paper Series disseminates the findings of work in progress to encourage the exchange of ideas about development issues. An objective of the series is to get the findings out quickly, even if the presentations are less than fully polished. The papers carry the names of the authors and should be cited accordingly. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this paper are entirely those of the authors. They do not necessarily represent the views of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/World Bank and its affiliated organizations, or those of the Executive Directors of the World Bank or the governments they represent.This paper is a product of the Gender Innovation Lab, Africa Region. It is part of a larger effort by the World Bank to provide open access to its research and make a contribution to development policy discussions around the world.

Marriage, Taliban Rule, Norms and Women’s Empowerment in Afghanistan

“…Pakistan Mavisakalyan & Rammohan (2021) nd that as women's autonomy increases, IPV tends to decrease. In a study of 12 African countries using a similar survey instrument, Donald et al (2023) nd that women with more decision-making power are typically less likely to experience IPV.…”