Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/235034 
Year of Publication: 
2021
Series/Report no.: 
GLO Discussion Paper No. 869
Publisher: 
Global Labor Organization (GLO), Essen
Abstract: 
Using a new measure of the strength of gender stereotypes defined at the individual level and based on responses to a survey conducted with more than 4,500 Italian women in July 2020, we show that women with stronger stereotypes are more likely to state that they know a victim of violence but are not more likely to state that violence (physical or psychological) is widespread in their area of residence. They are also more likely to rank behaviours meant to control a victim's interpersonal contacts and access to financial resources as more serious than physically and sexually violent behaviours and to justify violent acts using distressing, event-specific circumstances (e.g., a period of economic distress) rather than the deep-seated psychological issues of the attackers. Finally, when personal stereotyping is stronger, respondents are more likely to suggest that a hypothetical victim of violence either not react to or deal directly with the partner rather than look for formal help. Using different controls for the impact of the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic on the respondents' personal and economic lives does not affect our main findings.
Subjects: 
Gender Stereotypes
Domestic Violence Perceptions
Justifications for Violent Behaviour
COVID-19
JEL: 
J12
I18
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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