Sidney Ruth Schuler, Rachel Lenzi, Shamsul Huda Badal, Sohela Nazneen
Intimate partner violence (IPV) may increase as women in patriarchal societies become empowered, implicitly or explicitly challenging prevailing gender norms. Prior evidence suggests an inverse U-shaped relationship between women's empowerment and IPV, in which violence against women first increases...
Sidney Ruth Schuler, Rachel Lenzi, Sohela Nazneen, Lisa M. Bates
The Bangladesh government, nongovernmental organizations, donors, and advocacy groups have attempted various interventions to promote gender equality and reduce intimate partner violence (IPV) against women, but rigorous evaluations of these interventions are rare and few published studies have yet ...
Sidney Ruth Schuler, Rachel Lenzi, Kathryn M. Yount
This article presents qualitative findings from a project designed to develop better methodological tools for clarifying women's and men's attitudes about intimate partner violence (IPV) in rural Bangladesh and their perceptions of norms about IPV in their communities. Cognitive interviews and focus...
Sidney Ruth Schuler, Rachel Lenzi, Shamsul Huda Badal, Lisa M. Bates
Literature on the relationship between intimate partner violence (IPV) against women and women's empowerment is contradictory. Findings from a recent survey in rural Bangladesh suggest that empowerment is becoming protective even though IPV rates remain high. We construct qualitative case studies ex...
Sidney Ruth Schuler, Kathryn M. Yount, Rachel Lenzi
Understanding attitudes about intimate partner violence (IPV) in cultural context is important for developing interventions to reduce it or mitigate its effects. This article presents qualitative findings from research conducted in rural Bangladesh to understand men's and women's responses to attitu...