Drawing on research in the Papua New Guinea (PNG) highlands as part of the Do No Harm (DNH) project, this In Brief examines some of the challenges women face in escaping violent relationships.
Despite women’s economic empowerment now being considered
an essential component of development programming,
in many parts of the world empowerment has not
This In Brief looks at the challenges to women’s economic
empowerment posed by the cultural pressure to give. Though
the pressure to give affects everyone who has an income,
Women’s economic empowerment is now seen to be a critical
aspect of poverty reduction and development and is an
important goal of the current Australian aid program. Economic
This In Brief reports on research undertaken in Bougainville
in October 2015 (Eves and Crawford 2014).1 Unlike previous
studies, this research specifically explored the relationship
Richard Eves has just returned from five weeks in Papua New Guinea, where he undertook fieldwork as part of the project, Do No Harm: Understanding the Relationship Between Women’s Economic Empowerment and Violence Against Women in Melanesia, a collaboration between SSGM and the International Women’s Development Agency (IWDA).
