More wage equality for women reduces violence against women in urban Brazil. Evidence shows that violence has declined at various levels of severity. Wage equality may be improved through family-friendly policies such as preschool provision and maternity leave. Public safety and legal protections are also needed.
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Improving Gender Wage Equality Reduces Intimate Partner Violence in Brazil : Policy Implications for Mothers
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intimate partner violence
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Reynolds,Sarah Anne.
Improving Gender Wage Equality Reduces Intimate Partner Violence in Brazil : Policy Implications for Mothers (English). LAC Gender Innovation Lab Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/251231621859134633