Citation

Tsai LC. Violence Against Women 2017; 23(3): 330-350.

Affiliation

George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USA lcordisc@gmu.edu.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1077801216642869

PMID

27126862

Abstract

This study explores the causal impact of independent management of household finances upon women's experiences of intimate partner violence (IPV) in the Philippines. Propensity score matching is used to generate a casual estimate of the impact of women's roles as household financial managers on their experiences of IPV.

FINDINGS demonstrate that managing household finances independently significantly increased the severity of IPV women experienced from their partners compared with women who managed finances jointly with partners.

FINDINGS reinforce the importance of explicit attention to intrahousehold power dynamics and gender norms in the implementation of microfinance interventions intended to empower women.

© The Author(s) 2016.

Language: en