Public Work Programs and Gender-Based Violence : Evidence from Lao PDR (English)

Public workfare programs targeted at women have the potential to empower them economically by providing jobs. However, the impact of public workfare programs on gender-based violence is theoretically ambiguous. They may contribute to its reduction through lowering financial stress or improving a woman’s bargaining position due to independent income. Yet, a woman’s higher income may also create incentives to use violence for extractive purposes; putting...

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Perova,Elizaveta;

Johnson,Erik Caldwell;

Mannava,Aneesh;

Reynolds,Sarah Anne;

Teman,Alana Hinda;
Document Date
2021/06/08
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS9691
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Lao People's Democratic Republic,
Region
East Asia and Pacific,
Disclosure Date
2021/06/08
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Public Work Programs and Gender-Based Violence : Evidence from Lao PDR
Keywords
Demographic and Health Survey

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Perova,Elizaveta; Johnson,Erik Caldwell; Mannava,Aneesh; Reynolds,Sarah Anne; Teman,Alana Hinda.

Public Work Programs and Gender-Based Violence : Evidence from Lao PDR (English). Policy Research working paper|no. WPS 9691 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/543961623172043096

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