Associations Between Women’s Economic and Social Empowerment and Intimate Partner Violence: Findings From a Microfinance Plus Program in Rural North West Province, South Africa
Summary. A microfinance program in rural South Africa shows that women's economic empowerment reduces physical and sexual intimate partner violence, but the relationship between specific economic indicators and different abuse types remains inconsistent. Economic stress and traditional gender roles within marriages influence violence risk. The study finds that complementary programming addressing multiple empowerment dimensions is needed, as different aspects of women's economic situation affect different forms of abuse differently.
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Ranganathan, M., Knight, L., Abramsky, T., Muvhango, L., Ngwato, T. P., Mbobelatsi, M., Ferrari, G., Watts, C., & Stöckl, H.. (2019). Associations Between Women’s Economic and Social Empowerment and Intimate Partner Violence: Findings From a Microfinance Plus Program in Rural North West Province, South Africa. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260519836952
Ranganathan, Meghna, et al. “Associations Between Women’s Economic and Social Empowerment and Intimate Partner Violence: Findings From a Microfinance Plus Program in Rural North West Province, South Africa.” Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260519836952.
Ranganathan, Meghna, Louise Knight, Tanya Abramsky, Lufuno Muvhango, Tara Polzer Ngwato, Mpho Mbobelatsi, Giulia Ferrari, Charlotte Watts, and Heidi Stöckl. 2019. “Associations Between Women’s Economic and Social Empowerment and Intimate Partner Violence: Findings From a Microfinance Plus Program in Rural North West Province, South Africa.” Journal of Interpersonal Violence. https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260519836952.
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- 10.1177/0886260519836952
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- South Africa
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- Africa
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- entrepreneurship, policy
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- 2026-04-28