The Word Bank’s South Asia Region Gender Innovation Lab has conducted an evidence review of findings from women’s economic empowerment (WEE) interventions with direct measures of intimate partner violence (IPV). The aim of the review was to identify WEE programs that measure IPV and have been evaluated in the South Asia Region (SAR) and to synthesize this evidence in relation to global evidence. A subsidiary aim is to focus on implementation - what strategies improve feasibility, sustainability, and minimize unintended harm from WEE interventions in SAR? The collected evidence on IPV prevention covers results of WEE related to women’s self-help groups (SHGs), microcredit organization membership, transfers, and livelihood support.
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How Well do Economic Empowerment Efforts Prevent Intimate Partner Violence in South Asia?
The Word Bank’s South Asia Region Gender Innovation Lab has conducted an evidence review of findings from women’s economic empowerment (WEE) interventions with direct measures of intimate partner violence (IPV). The aim of the review was to identify WEE programs that measure IPV and have been evaluated in the South Asia Region (SAR) and to synthesize this evidence in relation to global evidence. A subsidiary aim is to focus on implementation - what strategies improve feasibility, sustainability, and minimize unintended harm from WEE interventions in SAR? The collected evidence on IPV prevention covers results of WEE related to women’s self-help groups (SHGs), microcredit organization membership, transfers, and livelihood support.