It Takes Two (To Make Things Right) : Women's Empowerment and Couple Concordance in South Asia (English)

This paper empirically assesses the relevance of women’s agency for family health and domestic violence outcomes in South Asia. It discerns three forms of agency by considering how decisions are taken within the household and highlights differences in the intensity of the correlation between these forms of agency and household members’ well-being. Decision-making reports are matched by both spouses and classified as: (i) the wife participates in decisions...

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Bussolo,Maurizio;

Sarma,Nayantara;

Williams,Anaise Marie;
Document Date
2021/02/16
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS9545
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
South Asia,
Region
South Asia,
Disclosure Date
2021/02/16
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
It Takes Two (To Make Things Right) : Women's Empowerment and Couple Concordance in South Asia
Keywords
Reproductive and Maternal Health

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Bussolo,Maurizio; Sarma,Nayantara; Williams,Anaise Marie.

It Takes Two (To Make Things Right) : Women's Empowerment and Couple Concordance in South Asia (English). Policy Research working paper|no. WPS 9545 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/461541613499825913

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