How social norms influence processes of change related to an economic intervention in Bangladesh
Intimate partner violence (IPV) occurs due to multiple factors at the individual, relational, community and societal levels. Previous research has shown that a cash, food and behaviour change communication programme called the Transfer Modality Research Initiative (TMRI) implemented from 2012 to 201...
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| author | Lokot, Michelle Sultana, Nasrin Hidrobo, Melissa Hoddinott, John F. Roy, Shalini Ranganathan, Meghna |
| author_browse | Hidrobo, Melissa Hoddinott, John F. Lokot, Michelle Ranganathan, Meghna Roy, Shalini Sultana, Nasrin |
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| description | Intimate partner violence (IPV) occurs due to multiple factors at the individual, relational, community and societal levels. Previous research has shown that a cash, food and behaviour change communication programme called the Transfer Modality Research Initiative (TMRI) implemented from 2012 to 2014 in Bangladesh had sustained effects on IPV. We collected qualitative data among former TMRI participants in 2023 that allows exploring how social norms may have played a role in shaping the changes related to IPV along four pathways through which TMRI influenced IPV: 1) economic security, 2) family relationships, 3) women’s empowerment, and 4) social support and community relationships. We conducted nine focus group discussions (FGDs) with 49 women TMRI participants, nine FGDs with 52 husbands of women TMRI participants, 54 in-depth interviews (IDIs) with women TMRI participants, and 10 IDIs with women who did not participate in TMRI. We find: along 1) women’s economic contributions may facilitate weakening of IPV norms, however norms on gender roles and seclusion constrain change; along 2) norms related to family reputation could influence IPV condemnation, however norms on female submission and obedience to in-laws constrain change; along 3) norms on female submission constrain female empowerment but could be weakened if women display knowledge aligning with gender roles; and, along 4) linkages to reduced IPV were less clear, with female seclusion norms constraining change, highlighting the importance of group activities. Our findings draw attention to the potential for economic interventions layered with context-specific norms interventions to achieve longer-term changes in IPV and gender inequalities. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1772512025-12-19T19:32:00Z How social norms influence processes of change related to an economic intervention in Bangladesh Lokot, Michelle Sultana, Nasrin Hidrobo, Melissa Hoddinott, John F. Roy, Shalini Ranganathan, Meghna social norms economic aspects domestic violence women's empowerment gender Intimate partner violence (IPV) occurs due to multiple factors at the individual, relational, community and societal levels. Previous research has shown that a cash, food and behaviour change communication programme called the Transfer Modality Research Initiative (TMRI) implemented from 2012 to 2014 in Bangladesh had sustained effects on IPV. We collected qualitative data among former TMRI participants in 2023 that allows exploring how social norms may have played a role in shaping the changes related to IPV along four pathways through which TMRI influenced IPV: 1) economic security, 2) family relationships, 3) women’s empowerment, and 4) social support and community relationships. We conducted nine focus group discussions (FGDs) with 49 women TMRI participants, nine FGDs with 52 husbands of women TMRI participants, 54 in-depth interviews (IDIs) with women TMRI participants, and 10 IDIs with women who did not participate in TMRI. We find: along 1) women’s economic contributions may facilitate weakening of IPV norms, however norms on gender roles and seclusion constrain change; along 2) norms related to family reputation could influence IPV condemnation, however norms on female submission and obedience to in-laws constrain change; along 3) norms on female submission constrain female empowerment but could be weakened if women display knowledge aligning with gender roles; and, along 4) linkages to reduced IPV were less clear, with female seclusion norms constraining change, highlighting the importance of group activities. Our findings draw attention to the potential for economic interventions layered with context-specific norms interventions to achieve longer-term changes in IPV and gender inequalities. 2025-12 2025-10-21T18:07:54Z 2025-10-21T18:07:54Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/177251 en Open Access Elsevier Lokot, Michelle; Sultana, Nasrin; Hidrobo, Melissa; Hoddinott, John; Roy, Shalini; and Ranganathan, Meghna. 2025. How social norms influence processes of change related to an economic intervention in Bangladesh. SSM - Qualitative Research in Health 8(December 2025): 100651. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmqr.2025.100651 |
| spellingShingle | social norms economic aspects domestic violence women's empowerment gender Lokot, Michelle Sultana, Nasrin Hidrobo, Melissa Hoddinott, John F. Roy, Shalini Ranganathan, Meghna How social norms influence processes of change related to an economic intervention in Bangladesh |
| title | How social norms influence processes of change related to an economic intervention in Bangladesh |
| title_full | How social norms influence processes of change related to an economic intervention in Bangladesh |
| title_fullStr | How social norms influence processes of change related to an economic intervention in Bangladesh |
| title_full_unstemmed | How social norms influence processes of change related to an economic intervention in Bangladesh |
| title_short | How social norms influence processes of change related to an economic intervention in Bangladesh |
| title_sort | how social norms influence processes of change related to an economic intervention in bangladesh |
| topic | social norms economic aspects domestic violence women's empowerment gender |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/177251 |
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