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Gender-Based Violence

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Gender-Based Violence

Women around the world are disproportionately affected by sexual violence, both during peace and wartime. Learn about interventions to reduce the prevalence of gender-based violence across the world.

Good intentions aren't good enough: Moral courage in opposing sexual harassment

Observers of sexual harassment intend to report incidents at much higher rates than they actually do. Women, however, are more likely to report observing sexual harassment than men.

Rachael Goodwin, Jesse Graham, Kristina A. Diekmann (2020)

Countering Violence Against Women by Encouraging Disclosure: A Mass Media Experiment in Rural Uganda

In rural Uganda, a media campaign reduced rates of domestic violence by increasing women's willingness to report incidents.

Donald P. Green, Anna M. Wilke, Jasper Cooper (2020)

(Sex) Crime and Punishment in the #MeToo Era: How the Public Views Rape

Certain legally irrelevant features of rape (such as details relating to the victim's clothing and past criminal history) decrease respondents’ likelihood of reporting an incident and its perceived severity.

Susanne Schwarz, Dara Kay Cohen, Matthew Baum (2020)

How Does Media Influence Social Norms? A Field Experiment on the Role of Common Knowledge.

A radio program in Mexico decreased personal and perceived social acceptance of violence against women.

Eric Arias (2019)

International Gender Balancing Reforms in Postconflict Countries: Lab-in-the-Field Evidence from the Liberian National Police Force

Gender balancing among police officer groups improves group cohesion, but may not affect beliefs about gender norms and operational effectiveness with regards to sexual and gender-based violence.

Sabrina Karim, Michael J. Gilligan, Robert Blair, Kyle Beardsley (2018)

Sexist Humor and Rape Proclivity: The Moderating Role of Joke Teller Gender and Severity of Sexual Assault

Sexist men have a higher proclivity to rape after reading sexist jokes told by a woman.

Mónica Romero Sánchez, Hugo Carretero-Dios, Jesus L. Megias, Miguel Moya, Thomas E. Ford (2017)

Yoga as an Adjunctive Treatment for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Randomized Controlled Trial

A 10-week, yoga-based mindfulness program reduced symptoms of PTSD among women with chronic, treatment-resistant PTSD.

Bessel A. van der Kolk, Laura Stone, Jennifer West, Alison Rhodes, David Emerson, Michael Suvak, Joseph Spinazzola (2014)

Using Experiments to Understand Public Attitudes Towards Transgender Rights

Public attitudes toward transgender issues, such as bathroom access, can change depending on how the issues are framed.

Brian F. Harrison, Melissa R. Michelson (2017)

Perceptions of Legitimacy: The Sex of the Legal Messenger and Reactions to Sexual Harassment Training

Sexual harassment training has varying effects on men’s perceptions of women’s competence, status, and likability—depending on whether the training is led by a woman or a man.

Justine Tinkler, Skylar Gremillion, Kira Arthurs (2015)

Gender norms and economic empowerment intervention to reduce intimate partner violence against women in rural Côte d’Ivoire: a randomized controlled pilot study

Adding an interpersonal dialogue group to economic empowerment programming in Côte d’Ivoire reduced the occurrence of intimate partner violence, economic abuse, and acceptance of wife beating.

Jhumka Gupta, Kathryn L. Falb, Heidi Lehmann, Denise Kpebo, Ziming Xuan, Mazeda Hossain, Cathy Zimmerman, Charlotte Watts, Jeannie Annan (2013)

Topic Overview

Gender-Based Violence

Women around the world are disproportionately affected by sexual violence, both during peace and wartime. Learn about interventions to reduce the prevalence of gender-based violence across the world.

Countering Violence Against Women by Encouraging Disclosure: A Mass Media Experiment in Rural Uganda

In rural Uganda, a media campaign reduced rates of domestic violence by increasing women's willingness to report incidents.

Donald P. Green, Anna M. Wilke, Jasper Cooper (2020)

How Does Media Influence Social Norms? A Field Experiment on the Role of Common Knowledge.

A radio program in Mexico decreased personal and perceived social acceptance of violence against women.

Eric Arias (2019)

Sexist Humor and Rape Proclivity: The Moderating Role of Joke Teller Gender and Severity of Sexual Assault

Sexist men have a higher proclivity to rape after reading sexist jokes told by a woman.

Mónica Romero Sánchez, Hugo Carretero-Dios, Jesus L. Megias, Miguel Moya, Thomas E. Ford (2017)

Using Experiments to Understand Public Attitudes Towards Transgender Rights

Public attitudes toward transgender issues, such as bathroom access, can change depending on how the issues are framed.

Brian F. Harrison, Melissa R. Michelson (2017)

Gender norms and economic empowerment intervention to reduce intimate partner violence against women in rural Côte d’Ivoire: a randomized controlled pilot study

Adding an interpersonal dialogue group to economic empowerment programming in Côte d’Ivoire reduced the occurrence of intimate partner violence, economic abuse, and acceptance of wife beating.

Jhumka Gupta, Kathryn L. Falb, Heidi Lehmann, Denise Kpebo, Ziming Xuan, Mazeda Hossain, Cathy Zimmerman, Charlotte Watts, Jeannie Annan (2013)

Good intentions aren't good enough: Moral courage in opposing sexual harassment

Observers of sexual harassment intend to report incidents at much higher rates than they actually do. Women, however, are more likely to report observing sexual harassment than men.

Rachael Goodwin, Jesse Graham, Kristina A. Diekmann (2020)

(Sex) Crime and Punishment in the #MeToo Era: How the Public Views Rape

Susanne Schwarz, Dara Kay Cohen, Matthew Baum (2020)

International Gender Balancing Reforms in Postconflict Countries: Lab-in-the-Field Evidence from the Liberian National Police Force

Gender balancing among police officer groups improves group cohesion, but may not affect beliefs about gender norms and operational effectiveness with regards to sexual and gender-based violence.

Sabrina Karim, Michael J. Gilligan, Robert Blair, Kyle Beardsley (2018)

Yoga as an Adjunctive Treatment for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Randomized Controlled Trial

A 10-week, yoga-based mindfulness program reduced symptoms of PTSD among women with chronic, treatment-resistant PTSD.

Bessel A. van der Kolk, Laura Stone, Jennifer West, Alison Rhodes, David Emerson, Michael Suvak, Joseph Spinazzola (2014)

Perceptions of Legitimacy: The Sex of the Legal Messenger and Reactions to Sexual Harassment Training

Sexual harassment training has varying effects on men’s perceptions of women’s competence, status, and likability—depending on whether the training is led by a woman or a man.

Justine Tinkler, Skylar Gremillion, Kira Arthurs (2015)