Domestic Violence, Family and Household
Conditions
Keywords
Gender norms, Financial Autonomy, Economic Well-being
Brief summary
There is some evidence that suggests that economic empowerment and challenging gender inequalities and prevailing ideas on masculinities will lead to a decrease in levels of partner violence. However, there is still a gap in our understanding of what elements are required. This project evaluates whether participation within a savings group and a discussion group confronting gender norms will lead to an increase in women's individual agency and decision-making ability that will improve their economic independence and decrease intimate partner violence in their homes.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALVSLA + Gender dialogue groups
Dialogue groups discussing household discussion making and gender norms facilitated by IRC.
Sponsors
Innovations for Poverty Action
International Rescue Committee
Yale University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* No Prior experiences with microcredit programs * 18+ * Source of stable income
Exclusion criteria
* 18+ * prior experience with microcredit
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To assess differences in past year, self-reported intimate partner violence (physical and sexual)between treatment and control groups. This will be assessed using the CTS-2 scale | 24 months post baseline |
Countries
Côte d’Ivoire
Outcome results
None listed