Improving Gender Wage Equality Reduces Intimate Partner Violence in Brazil

Reynolds, Sarah Anne2021-06-042021-06-042021-05https://hdl.handle.net/10986/35669More wage equality for women reduces violence against women in urban Brazil. Evidence shows that violence has declined at various levels of severity. Wage equality may be improved through family-friendly policies such as preschool provision and maternity leave. Public safety and legal protections are also needed.CC BY 3.0 IGOGENDER WAGE GAPVIOLENCE AGAINST WOMENINTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCEFEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONGENDER INNOVATION LABEMPLOYMENTGENDER INEQUALITYGENDER DISCRIMINATIONMOTHERHOOD PENALTYImproving Gender Wage Equality Reduces Intimate Partner Violence in BrazilBriefWorld BankPolicy Implications for Mothers10.1596/35669