Compounding Barriers: Intersectional Approaches to Intimate Partner Violence and Labor Market Exit

Building on Brown et al. (2024), who quantify the economic cost of IPV-related labor market withdrawal, this project would use mixed-methods (quantitative analysis + in-depth interviews) to map how IPV’s labor impacts compound with factors like migration (see studies on migrant women), race (Collins & Moody, 2017), and education. The aim: to develop a nuanced, intersectional framework for understanding and addressing labor market exclusion. By integrating conflicting findings across contexts, this could inform more targeted, holistic interventions—helping policymakers and NGOs better address the “hidden” drivers of gendered labor market gaps.

References:

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