Gender inequality and violence against women in Spain, 2006-2014: towards a civilized society
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. Method...
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| author | Erika M. Redding María Teresa Ruiz-Cantero José Fernández-Sáez Marta Guijarro-Garvi |
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| description | 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 women >14 years), as were reporting rates of IPV (OR = 1.49; 95% CI: 1.47-1.50). In 2014, the IPV mortality rates in AC with greater gender inequality fell to just below the mortality rates in AC with more gender equality (2.5 vs. 2.7 × 106 women >14 years). Rates of IPV reports also decreased (OR = 1.22; 95% CI: 1.20-1.23). Adolescent birth rates were most associated with IPV reports, which were also associated with the burden of NEET by AC (ρ2006 = 0.494, ρ2014 = 0.615).
Conclusion: Gender-sensitive policies may serve as a platform for reduced mortality and reports of IPV in Spain, particularly in AC with more gender inequality. A reduction of NEET may reduce adolescent birth rates and in turn IPV rates. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-533374a5e2d54493a0d6c136cbefee502022-12-22T00:44:36ZengElsevierGaceta Sanitaria0213-91112017-03-01312828810.1016/j.gaceta.2016.07.025Gender inequality and violence against women in Spain, 2006-2014: towards a civilized societyErika M. Redding0María Teresa Ruiz-Cantero1José Fernández-Sáez2Marta Guijarro-Garvi3School of Nursing and Health Sciences, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USAGrupo de Investigación de Salud Pública, Universidad de Alicante, Campus San Vicente del Raspeig, Alicante, SpainGrupo de Investigación de Salud Pública, Universidad de Alicante, Campus San Vicente del Raspeig, Alicante, SpainGrupo de Investigación de Salud Pública, Universidad de Alicante, Campus San Vicente del Raspeig, Alicante, SpainObjective: 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 women >14 years), as were reporting rates of IPV (OR = 1.49; 95% CI: 1.47-1.50). In 2014, the IPV mortality rates in AC with greater gender inequality fell to just below the mortality rates in AC with more gender equality (2.5 vs. 2.7 × 106 women >14 years). Rates of IPV reports also decreased (OR = 1.22; 95% CI: 1.20-1.23). Adolescent birth rates were most associated with IPV reports, which were also associated with the burden of NEET by AC (ρ2006 = 0.494, ρ2014 = 0.615). Conclusion: Gender-sensitive policies may serve as a platform for reduced mortality and reports of IPV in Spain, particularly in AC with more gender inequality. A reduction of NEET may reduce adolescent birth rates and in turn IPV rates.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0213911116301923Intimate partner violenceViolence against womenGender and healthIndexes |
| spellingShingle | Erika M. Redding María Teresa Ruiz-Cantero José Fernández-Sáez Marta Guijarro-Garvi Gender inequality and violence against women in Spain, 2006-2014: towards a civilized society Gaceta Sanitaria Intimate partner violence Violence against women Gender and health Indexes |
| title | Gender inequality and violence against women in Spain, 2006-2014: towards a civilized society |
| title_full | Gender inequality and violence against women in Spain, 2006-2014: towards a civilized society |
| title_fullStr | Gender inequality and violence against women in Spain, 2006-2014: towards a civilized society |
| title_full_unstemmed | Gender inequality and violence against women in Spain, 2006-2014: towards a civilized society |
| title_short | Gender inequality and violence against women in Spain, 2006-2014: towards a civilized society |
| title_sort | gender inequality and violence against women in spain 2006 2014 towards a civilized society |
| topic | Intimate partner violence Violence against women Gender and health Indexes |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0213911116301923 |
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