Linkage Between Women Empowerment and Gender-Based Violence in India: Evidence From NFHS-5 Data

Abstract

Women Empowerment means boosting the social, economic, political, and legal strength of women to secure equal right and make them confident to claim their rights. India has focused on women's empowerment to reduce domestic abuse and gender violence in recent decades. The study analyzes the relationship between women's empowerment and gender-based violence, employing a non-linear regression model using the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) 5, 2019–20 data. In the present study gender-based violence is measured on the basis of spousal violence and women's empowerment is represented by women who are currently married and usually take part in three household decisions, women who worked in the past year and were paid in cash, women who own a house or land (alone or with others), women who use their own bank or savings account, and women who use their own cell phone for each state. Analysis of the result shows a link between women's empowerment and gender-based violence and a large disparity among states.

Citation

Maiti, S., Gupta, T. and Rajpal, G.S. (2023), "Linkage Between Women Empowerment and Gender-Based Violence in India: Evidence From NFHS-5 Data", Chakraborty, C. and Pal, D. (Ed.) Gender Inequality and its Implications on Education and Health, Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 165-175. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-83753-180-620231015