dc.contributor.author	Sarma, Nayantara
dc.contributor.author	Bussolo, Maurizio
dc.contributor.author	Williams, Anaise
dc.date.accessioned	2021-02-18T14:45:39Z
dc.date.available	2021-02-18T14:45:39Z
dc.date.issued	2021-02
dc.description.abstract	This paper empirically assesses the relevance of women’s agency for family health and domestic violence outcomes in South Asia. It discerns three forms of agency by considering how decisions are taken within the household and highlights differences in the intensity of the correlation between these forms of agency and household members’ well-being. Decision-making reports are matched by both spouses and classified as: (i) the wife participates in decisions, and both husband and wife agree about her role; (ii) the wife reports participating in decisions, but the husband does not recognize her role, that is, she takes power; and (iii) the husband reports that the wife participates in decisions, but the wife does not, that is, he gives power. Using cross-sectional data from six South Asian countries, the paper finds that the association between all forms of women’s agency and the health of their children is statistically significant and economically meaningful. In the cases of being underweight, used prenatal help, and modern use of contraception, and especially in the case of domestic violence, the spousal agreement variant of women’s agency has stronger beneficial correlations vis-à-vis the taking power or giving power variants. The paper emphasizes the importance of spousal support and the contextual component of women’s agency in South Asia, where social norms mediate women’s decision making and outcomes.	en
dc.identifier	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/461541613499825913/It-Takes-Two-To-Make-Things-Right-Womens-Empowerment-and-Couple-Concordance-in-South-Asia
dc.identifier.doi	10.1596/1813-9450-9545
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10986/35141
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Policy Research Working Paper;No. 9545
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder	World Bank
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subject	WOMEN'S AGENCY
dc.subject	WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT
dc.subject	GENDER EQUALITY
dc.subject	VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
dc.subject	INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
dc.title	It Takes Two (To Make Things Right)	en
dc.title.subtitle	Women's Empowerment and Couple Concordance in South Asia	en
dc.type	Working Paper	en
dc.type	Document de travail	fr
dc.type	Documento de trabajo	es
dspace.entity.type	Publication
okr.crossref.title	It Takes Two (to Make Things Right): Women's Empowerment and Couple Concordance in South Asia
okr.date.disclosure	2021-02-16
okr.date.doiregistration	2025-04-10T11:49:50.276497Z
okr.doctype	Publications & Research
okr.doctype	Publications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.docurl	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/461541613499825913/It-Takes-Two-To-Make-Things-Right-Womens-Empowerment-and-Couple-Concordance-in-South-Asia
okr.guid	461541613499825913
okr.identifier.doi	10.1596/1813-9450-9545
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum	090224b0882d06c9_1_0
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum	32837452
okr.identifier.report	WPS9545
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okr.language.supported	en
okr.pdfurl	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/461541613499825913/pdf/It-Takes-Two-To-Make-Things-Right-Womens-Empowerment-and-Couple-Concordance-in-South-Asia.pdf	en
okr.region.administrative	South Asia
okr.region.geographical	South Asia
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okr.topic	Gender::Gender and Development
okr.topic	Gender::Gender and Health
okr.topic	Gender::Gender and Social Development
okr.topic	Social Development::Crime and Society
okr.topic	Social Development::Social Cohesion
okr.topic	Social Development::Social Conflict and Violence
okr.unit	Office of the Chief Economist, South Asia Region
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