A Media Experiment to Reduce Intimate Partner Violence in Bangladesh

Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) is often used as a bargaining tool to exert control over spouses' behavior and household resources (Aizer 2010; Bobonis et al. 2013; Heath 2014). In Bangladesh, there exists a widespread belief that it is a man's duty to discipline his wife if she fails to comply with social norms (Naved et al. 2017b). The problem is pervasive in many developing countries (Devries et al. 2013); and yet, theory and evidence on how to reduce victimization rates remain limited.