Xu Studies the Influence of Wording on Attitudes Towards Domestic Violence from Legislation in African Countries
Posted: 2/22/2024 (CSDE Research)
CSDE Affiliate Dafeng Xu (Public Policy & Governance) recently published an article in Social Science & Medicine, titled “The Wording Matters: Gender Equality Laws and Women’s Attitudes Towards Domestic Violence in Africa“. In this paper, researchers documented the association between specific wordings regarding domestic violence within gender equality laws and women’s attitudes towards domestic violence in African countries. To do so, they used data on the longitudinal Demographic and Health Survey conducted between 2003 and 2018, and empirically conducted a difference-in-differences analysis that captures variations in the country and timing of the inclusion of specific wordings addressing domestic violence in the legislative framework that encompasses the general principle of gender equality.