Pritha Dev, et al.  <br/><br/>
Does a man’s hardship matter more than a woman’s? Reasons for justifying domestic violence  
 Economic and Political Weekly  Vol.58; No.40 -   07 Oct, 2023   pp. 60-68 

<br/><br/> COVID-19 led to increased economic distress, which is usually associated with an increased justification of domestic violence. Through causal methods of survey experiments, the reasons for justification of domestic violence are evaluated. The hypotheses are tested using a survey experiment set in Ahmedabad, Gujarat with 500 participants (men and women) around the time of the first wave of the pandemic. The results show that hardships from the COVID-19-related lockdown were associated with increased support for domestic violence across genders. We also find that women justified domestic violence more than men. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Social science <br/>Domestic Violence <br/>COVID-19 <br/>Gujarat <br/>Gendered violence <br/>Effects of the Pandemic