Abstract

This paper is a replication of Simister1 which claims that if a woman earns more than her husband, she is more at risk of experiencing Gender-Based Violence (GBV). This paper uses a much larger set of household surveys, Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS); the new evidence supports the claims of the 2013 paper, and offers new perspectives. Female deference may be a way for a woman to protect herself from male violence. The author is grateful that DHS survey data is made available to researchers. Any mistakes in this paper are the author’s responsibility.

Keywords

gender-based violence, demographic and health surveys