Violence Against Women: A Cross-Cultural Analysis for Africa
By A. Alesina, Benedetta Brioschi, Eliana La Ferrara. Económica, 2016
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Using a new dataset, we investigate the determinants of violence against women in Africa. We focus on cultural factors arising from pre-colonial customs and find evidence consistent with two hypotheses. First, ancient socioeconomic conditions determine social norms about gender roles, family structures and intrafamily violence which persist even when the initial conditions change. Norms about marriage patterns, living arrangements and the productive role of women are associated with contemporary violence. Second, women’s contemporary economic role affects violence in a complex way which is itself related to traditional norms in ancient times and current bargaining power within the marriage.
Subfields: Gender Studies, General Health Professions, Health
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- Can Policy Change Culture? Government Pension Plans and Traditional Kinship Practices (2021, methodology): “…the effects of gender-related cultural traditions (Fernández, 2007; Fernández, 2011; Fernández and Fogli, 2009; Tertilt, 2006; Alesina et al., 2013; Giuliano, 2014; Alesina et al., 2015; Corno et al., 2016; Corno et al., 2015; Gneezy et al., 2009; Becker, 2018; Jayachandran and Pande, 2017).”
- Intimate Partner Violence: The Influence of Job Opportunities for Men and Women (2019, methodology): “Other studies have explained familial or regional variation in IPV with reference to cross-sectional differences in childhood experiences or the historical shaping of gender norms respectively (Alesina et al. 2016; Tur Prats 2015).”