Journal of Undergraduate Research
Keywords
domestic violence, women's empowerment, Nepal
College
Family, Home, and Social Sciences
Department
Sociology
Abstract
Based on a nationally representative sample of women in Nepal aged 15 to 49, this study examines the association between domestic violence and women’s empowerment at both the individual and community level. In a sample of 3,349 ever married woman in Nepal, I use logistic regression to estimate the models. I find that female autonomy and residence in the Terai region are associated with higher odds of experiencing domestic violence. In addition, interactions indicate that female autonomy lowers the odds of domestic violence across ecological regions, religion, ethnicity and residency.
Recommended Citation
Han, Zhicheng and Forste, Renata
(2017)
"Domestic Violence and Women’s Empowerment in Nepal,"
Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2017:
Iss.
1, Article 108.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2017/iss1/108