Does the Gender Wage Gap Influence Intimate Partner Violence in Brazil? Evidence from Administrative Health Data

Does the Gender Wage Gap Influence Intimate Partner Violence in Brazil? Evidence from Administrative Health Data

Improving women’s economic status has been presented in theory as a protective mechanism against intimate partner violence. Using panel data from 2011–16 for the most populous 20 percent of municipalities in Brazil, the analysis tests if the gender...

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Main Authors: Perova, Elizaveta, Reynolds, Sarah, Schmutte, Ian
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2021
Subjects:
INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
GENDER EQUALITY
GENDER WAGE GAP
GENDER WAGE RATIO
MANDATORY REPORTING
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
LABOR MARKET
GENDER INNOVATION LAB
WOMEN AND EMPLOYMENT
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/910631620743088431/Does-the-Gender-Wage-Gap-Influence-Intimate-Partner-Violence-in-Brazil-Evidence-from-Administrative-Health-Data
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35569

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/910631620743088431/Does-the-Gender-Wage-Gap-Influence-Intimate-Partner-Violence-in-Brazil-Evidence-from-Administrative-Health-Data
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35569

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