Missed Opportunities for Addressing Intimate Partner Violence Through Microcredit: Qualitative Findings From Bangladesh

Microcredit has shown mixed results when used to reduce intimate partner violence (IPV). This study explored microcredit and IPV in Bangladesh by conducting 12 focus groups with married men and women. Participants described challenges to microcredit participation highlighting “missed opportunities”...

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Published inViolence against women Vol. 27; no. 11; pp. 1879 - 1895
Main Authors Robinson, Amber B., Stephenson, Rob, Merrill, Katherine G., Morse, Sophie, Surkan, Pamela J.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.09.2021
SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
Subjects
Bangladesh
Disputes
Domestic violence
Female
Focus Groups
Gender
Gender roles
Humans
Husbands
Intimate partner violence
Intimate Partner Violence - prevention & control
Male
Men
Microfinance
Risk Factors
Skill development
Bangladesh
intimate partner violence
microcredit
Bangladesh
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Summary:Microcredit has shown mixed results when used to reduce intimate partner violence (IPV). This study explored microcredit and IPV in Bangladesh by conducting 12 focus groups with married men and women. Participants described challenges to microcredit participation highlighting “missed opportunities” for reducing IPV, including needs to (a) prevent violence sparked by loan disputes, (b) incorporate skill development to improve women’s agency as a means of reducing IPV, and (c) mindfully engage men in the loan process to help address men’s unequal gender ideologies. These modifications to microcredit programs are proposed to maximize positive change on gender and IPV.
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ISSN:1077-8012
1552-8448
DOI:10.1177/1077801220963906