Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/236256 
Year of Publication: 
2021
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 14225
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
Australia conforms to the gender norm that women should earn less than their male partners. We investigate the impact of violating this cultural norm on the incidence of domestic violence and emotional abuse against women and men in Australia. Violating the male breadwinning norm results in a 35 per cent increase in the likelihood of partner violence and a 20 per cent increase in emotional abuse against women. We find no effect on abuse against men. The strong effect of violating the gender norm on abuse against women is present across age ranges, income groups and cultural and educational backgrounds.
Subjects: 
domestic violence
gender identity norm
relative income
JEL: 
J12
K42
D31
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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