Women’s labour market participation and intimate partner violence in Ghana: A multilevel analysis

Simple item page
dc.contributor.authorOwusu-Brown, Berniceen
dc.contributor.departmentWomen and Gender in International Development (WGD)en
dc.coverage.countryGhanaen
dc.date.accessioned2023-10-09T14:46:12Zen
dc.date.available2023-10-09T14:46:12Zen
dc.date.issued2023-09-14en
dc.description.abstractIn recent decades, the capabilities approach has emerged as the most pertinent theoretical framework for elucidating development, well-being, and justice. By emphasizing the multifaceted nature of human well-being, the capability approach advocates a broader perspective of development beyond mere economic growth. It underscores the necessity of considering various dimensions that contribute to the enhancement of human lives by assigning importance to freedom. One prevalent form of freedom violation is intimate partner violence, which stems from historically unequal power dynamics between men and women, resulting in the subjugation and discrimination of women by men and hindering the full realization of their potential. This profound restriction of freedom does not only violate their fundamental human rights but also jeopardizes their health, and, consequently, obstructs their active engagement in national economic and social development. The capability approach prescribes women’s empowerment as a remedy for curbing violence, as reflected in both conventional economic and non-economic models. These models forecast that women's engagement in the labor market enhances their bargaining power, leading to a decrease in intimate partner violence. However, in conflict are rather pessimistic models suggesting that women who earn more than their partners via their labor market participation are at risk of expiring increased partnered violence. Conscious of this bi-causal relationship and accounting for the potential endogeneity, I set out to empirically investigate the direction of association of this relationship within the Ghanaian context. Our key finding indicates that woman's work status significantly increases her likelihood of becoming a victim of partnered violence. I conclude that while there is a growing focus on creating job opportunities for women to foster gender equality and development, it is essential to consider and address the implications this may have on their safety and well-being.en
dc.description.sponsorshipCenter for International Research, Education, and Development (CIRED)en
dc.format.extentDimensions: 1686 × 768en
dc.format.extentDuration: 01:03:42en
dc.format.extentSize: 203.8 MBen
dc.format.mimetypevideo/mp4en
dc.format.mimetypevideo/webmen
dc.format.mimetypeimage/jpegen
dc.format.mimetypetext.mp4-en.vtten
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/116432en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.ispartofseriesHybrid Discussion Seriesen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectGenderen
dc.subjectIntimate partner violenceen
dc.subjectGhanaen
dc.subjectLabor marketen
dc.titleWomen’s labour market participation and intimate partner violence in Ghana: A multilevel analysisen
dc.typeVideoen
dc.typePresentationen
dc.type.dcmitypeMovingImageen

Files

Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 3 of 3
Thumbnail Image
Name:
WGD_Owusu-Brown2.mp4
Size:
167.97 MB
Format:
MP4 Container format for video files
Description:
Download
Name:
WGD_Owusu-Brown2.webm
Size:
104.87 MB
Format:
The webm video container format
Description:
Download
Name:
WGD_Owusu-Brown.mp4-en.vtt
Size:
52.39 KB
Format:
Closed caption or subtitle file for HTML5 video
Description:
Captions
Download

Collections

Women and Gender in International Development Discussion Series (CIRED)
Scholarly Works, Economics