@article{9a0fd8b06e114f08b8b6e785b43f253c,
title = "Missed Opportunities for Addressing Intimate Partner Violence Through Microcredit: Qualitative Findings From Bangladesh",
abstract = "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{\textquoteright}s agency as a means of reducing IPV, and (c) mindfully engage men in the loan process to help address men{\textquoteright}s unequal gender ideologies. These modifications to microcredit programs are proposed to maximize positive change on gender and IPV.",
keywords = "Bangladesh, intimate partner violence, microcredit",
author = "Robinson, {Amber B.} and Rob Stephenson and Merrill, {Katherine G.} and Sophie Morse and Surkan, {Pamela J.}",
note = "Funding Information: The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: Funding for this study was provided by the Mr. and Mrs. Sam Allen Fund, the Jack Boozer Award, the Emory Center for Injury Control, the Emory Women{\textquoteright}s Club, and the National Institute of Mental Health of the National Institutes of Health (award number for KGM: F31MH116821-01A1). Funding Information: The authors would like to acknowledge Dr. Ruchira Tabassam Naved, who provided in-country guidance for this study. We would also like to acknowledge the data collection team: Tuhin Alam, Shefali Akter, and Fayeza Orpita. The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: Funding for this study was provided by the Mr. and Mrs. Sam Allen Fund, the Jack Boozer Award, the Emory Center for Injury Control, the Emory Women?s Club, and the National Institute of Mental Health of the National Institutes of Health (award number for KGM: F31MH116821-01A1). Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} The Author(s) 2020.",
year = "2021",
month = sep,
doi = "10.1177/1077801220963906",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "27",
pages = "1879--1895",
journal = "Violence Against Women",
issn = "1077-8012",
publisher = "SAGE Publications Inc.",
number = "11",
}