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Women's Access to Labor Market Opportunities, Control of Household Resources, and Domestic Violence

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dc.contributor.authorHeath, Rachel
dc.date.accessioned2012-12-21T18:19:43Z
dc.date.available2012-12-21T18:19:43Z
dc.date.issued2012-07
dc.description.abstractWhile there are many positive societal implications of increased female labor force opportunities, some theoretical models and empirical evidence suggest that working can increase a woman's risk of suffering domestic violence. Using a dataset collected in peri-urban Dhaka, this analysis documents a positive correlation between work and domestic violence. This correlation is only present among women with less education or who were younger at first marriage. These results are consistent with a theoretical model in which a woman with low bargaining power can face increased risk of domestic violence upon entering the labor force as a husband seeks to counteract her increased bargaining power. By contrast, husbands of women who have higher baseline bargaining power cannot resort to domestic violence since their wives have the ability to leave violent marriages. These findings are inconsistent with the models of assortative matching in the marriage market, expressive violence, work in response to economic shocks, or underreporting of domestic violence. The results on age at marriage are also inconsistent with the implications of a reverse causality model in which women enter the labor force to escape violent situations at home, although the results on education are consistent with that story.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/07/16543273/womens-access-labor-market-opportunities-control-household-resources-domestic-violence
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-6149
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/11987
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research working paper;no. WPS 6149
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectADOLESCENT
dc.subjectADOLESCENT GIRLS
dc.subjectAGE AT MARRIAGE
dc.subjectAGE OF MENARCHE
dc.subjectALCOHOL
dc.subjectALCOHOL ABUSE
dc.subjectBEATING
dc.subjectBIRTH CONTROL
dc.subjectBREASTFEEDING
dc.subjectBULLETIN
dc.subjectCARE PROVIDERS
dc.subjectCHILD HEALTH
dc.subjectCHILDBEARING
dc.subjectCONTROL OVER RESOURCES
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.subjectDOMESTIC VIOLENCE
dc.subjectEARLY MARRIAGE
dc.subjectEARLY MARRIAGE AMONG WOMEN
dc.subjectECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectECONOMIC STATUS
dc.subjectEDUCATED WOMEN
dc.subjectEXTENDED FAMILIES
dc.subjectEXTENDED FAMILY
dc.subjectFAMILIES
dc.subjectFAMILY PLANNING
dc.subjectFAMILY PLANNING PERSPECTIVES
dc.subjectFEMALE
dc.subjectFEMALE EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectFEMALE LABOR
dc.subjectFEMALE LABOR FORCE
dc.subjectFEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectFEMALE WORK
dc.subjectFEMALE WORKERS
dc.subjectFEMALES
dc.subjectFEWER CHILDREN
dc.subjectFIRST MARRIAGE
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectGENDER BALANCE
dc.subjectGENDER DIFFERENCES
dc.subjectGENDER DIVISION OF LABOR
dc.subjectGENDER EQUALITY
dc.subjectGENDER EQUITY
dc.subjectGENDER ROLES
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE PROVIDERS
dc.subjectHEALTH FACILITIES
dc.subjectHEALTH INTERVENTIONS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD ASSETS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectHOUSES
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectHUSBAND
dc.subjectHUSBANDS
dc.subjectINFORMATION CAMPAIGNS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR RESEARCH ON WOMEN
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL FAMILY PLANNING
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL FAMILY PLANNING PERSPECTIVES
dc.subjectINTIMATE PARTNER
dc.subjectINVESTMENT IN CHILDREN
dc.subjectINVESTMENTS IN EDUCATION
dc.subjectJOURNAL OF MARRIAGE
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLEVELS OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectLIVES OF WOMEN
dc.subjectLOW AGE AT MARRIAGE
dc.subjectMARITAL VIOLENCE
dc.subjectMARRIAGE AGE
dc.subjectMARRIAGES
dc.subjectMARRIED WOMEN
dc.subjectMEDICINE
dc.subjectMIGRANT
dc.subjectMIGRANT HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectMIGRANTS
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.subjectMOBILIZATION OF WOMEN
dc.subjectMOTHERS
dc.subjectNUMBER OF CHILDREN
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectPATRIARCHY
dc.subjectPHYSICAL ABUSE
dc.subjectPHYSICAL VIOLENCE
dc.subjectPOLICY DISCUSSIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY IMPLICATIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY MAKERS
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subjectPOPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectPOPULATION COUNCIL
dc.subjectPOPULATION STUDIES
dc.subjectPOWER OF WOMEN
dc.subjectPRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectPROMOTING GENDER EQUALITY
dc.subjectPUBLIC KNOWLEDGE
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICES
dc.subjectRESOURCE ALLOCATION
dc.subjectRESPECT
dc.subjectSEX
dc.subjectSKILLED WOMEN
dc.subjectSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSOCIAL SCIENCE
dc.subjectSOCIETAL IMPLICATIONS
dc.subjectSOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS
dc.subjectSPOUSAL ABUSE
dc.subjectSPOUSAL VIOLENCE
dc.subjectSPOUSES
dc.subjectSTD
dc.subjectTRADITIONAL GENDER ROLES
dc.subjectTV
dc.subjectUNEDUCATED WOMEN
dc.subjectUNITED NATIONS
dc.subjectUNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
dc.subjectURBAN POPULATION
dc.subjectVIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
dc.subjectVIOLENCE AT HOME
dc.subjectVIOLENCE VICTIMS
dc.subjectWAGE GAP
dc.subjectWED
dc.subjectWIFE
dc.subjectWILL
dc.subjectWIVES
dc.subjectWOMAN
dc.subjectWOMEN WORKERS
dc.subjectWOMEN'S STATUS
dc.subjectWOMENS STATUS
dc.subjectWORK EXPERIENCE
dc.subjectWORK SCHEDULES
dc.subjectWORKING WOMEN
dc.subjectWORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
dc.subjectYOUNG AGE
dc.subjectYOUNG MARRIED GIRLS
dc.titleWomen's Access to Labor Market Opportunities, Control of Household Resources, and Domestic Violenceen
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okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaGender
okr.crossref.titleWomen's Access to Labor Market Opportunities, Control of Household Resources, and Domestic Violence
okr.date.disclosure2012-07-01
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T10:39:28.910190Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/07/16543273/womens-access-labor-market-opportunities-control-household-resources-domestic-violence
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
okr.guid661101468156874780
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-6149
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000158349_20120726090130
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum16543273
okr.identifier.reportWPS6149
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.topicGender::Gender and Development
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Adolescent Health
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Population Policies
okr.topicGender::Gender and Law
okr.topicGender::Gender and Health
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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