Gender inequality and violence against women in Spain, 2006-2014: towards a civilized society.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Considering both the economic crisis of 2008 and the Gender Equality Law (2007), this study analyses the association between gender inequality in Spanish Autonomous Communities (AC) and intimate partner violence (IPV) from 2006 to 2014 in terms of socio-demographic characteristics.

Methods

Ecological study in the 17 Spanish AC on the correlation between the reported cases by IPV and deaths and the Gender Inequality Index and its dimensions: empowerment, participation in the labour market and adolescent birth rates; and their correlation with Young People Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET).

Results

In 2006, IPV mortality rates were higher in autonomous communities with greater gender inequality than AC with more equality (4.1 vs. 2.5×10⁶

SUBMITTER: Redding EM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5858551 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar - Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature