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Female autonomy in household decision-making and intimate partner violence: evidence from Pakistan
The aim of this study is to explore the links between female autonomy in household decision-making and intimate partner violence in a highly relevant, yet under-studied context - Pakistan.
Using a nationally representative dataset, and employing matching and partial identification estimation approaches, we show that an increase in female autonomy in household decision-making is associated with a decrease in the probability of experiencing intimate partner violence.
Moreover, female autonomy is also associated with lower tolerance for intimate partner violence.
The results call for a greater focus on female autonomy in policy efforts concerned with reducing intimate partner violence.
