Shelly Grabe
Promoting Gender Equality: The Role of Ideology, Power, and Control in the Link Between Land Ownership and Violence in Nicaragua
University of California, Santa Cruz
scholars argued institutional inequities control resources linked genderbased violence however psychologists yet reposition research questions examine structural inequities lead power imbalances genderbased norms perpetuate threats womens health safety study provides theoretical framework examination hypotheses surrounding role land ownership shifting gender relations womens receipt violence posed literature never empirically tested surveys conducted rural nicaragua revealed land ownership among women challenges traditional gender ideology increases womens power control within marital relationship turn reduces levels violence findings important implications discussion genderbased violence context development initiatives lead equitable policies women study puts psychology crossroads womens human rights globalization social change putting forth novel model understanding inequality providing empirical framework social justice