Gender norms and domestic abuse : evidence from Australia
Zhang, Jinjunjie
Gender norms and domestic abuse : evidence from Australia Jinjunjie Zhang and Robert Breunig - Bonn, Germany : IZA - Institute of Labor Economics, 2021 - electronic document (49 pages) ; PDF file - IZA Discussion paper .
IZA Discussion paper, no. 14225, March 2021
Australia conforms to the gender norm that women should earn less than their male partners. We investigate the impact of violating this cultural norm on the incidence of domestic violence and emotional abuse against women and men in Australia. Violating the male breadwinning norm results in a 35 per cent increase in the likelihood of partner violence and a 20 per cent increase in emotional abuse against women. We find no effect on abuse against men. The strong effect of violating the gender norm on abuse against women is present across age ranges, income groups and cultural and educational backgrounds. (Authors' abstract). Record #7091
Australian National University
ATTITUDES
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
ECONOMIC ASPECTS
EMPLOYMENT
EMOTIONAL ABUSE
GENDER
INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS
INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
RISK FACTORS
SURVEYS
WOMEN
INTERNATIONAL
AUSTRALIA
Gender norms and domestic abuse : evidence from Australia Jinjunjie Zhang and Robert Breunig - Bonn, Germany : IZA - Institute of Labor Economics, 2021 - electronic document (49 pages) ; PDF file - IZA Discussion paper .
IZA Discussion paper, no. 14225, March 2021
Australia conforms to the gender norm that women should earn less than their male partners. We investigate the impact of violating this cultural norm on the incidence of domestic violence and emotional abuse against women and men in Australia. Violating the male breadwinning norm results in a 35 per cent increase in the likelihood of partner violence and a 20 per cent increase in emotional abuse against women. We find no effect on abuse against men. The strong effect of violating the gender norm on abuse against women is present across age ranges, income groups and cultural and educational backgrounds. (Authors' abstract). Record #7091
Australian National University
ATTITUDES
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
ECONOMIC ASPECTS
EMPLOYMENT
EMOTIONAL ABUSE
GENDER
INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS
INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
RISK FACTORS
SURVEYS
WOMEN
INTERNATIONAL
AUSTRALIA