Violence as an instrument in reducing women's bargaining power in the Philippines : a family economics approach

• Main Author: BACANI, JESSALAINE
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2018
• Subjects: Families > Economic aspects; Women > Social conditions; Women > Decision making; Wife abuse; Marital violence; Households > Economic aspects; Households > Decision-making.
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/theses-dissertations/176; http://rizalls.lib.admu.edu.ph/#section=resource&resourceid=1811563778&currentIndex=0&view=fullDetailsDetailsTab
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

This paper analyzes the dynamics of the relationship between spousal violence and women's bargaining power, as measured by womens participation in independent decision-making in the household. In particular, it identifies whether the occurrence of spousal violence faced by women reduces their d...