Research

How women’s employment affects partner violence

Opinion May 06, 2020 / By: Andreas Kotsadam and Espen Villanger

It is a common belief in the aid community that women’s employment can help to reduce intimate partner violence. In a unique research project led by Chr. Michelsen Institute, researchers have followed 1,500 women to find out whether this holds water in the Ethiopian context.

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