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November 26, 2006

Empowerment Ameliorates Domestic Violence

The Lancet published results from a South African program that offered women access to microfinance lending to start small businesses. Main result: Higher economic status. Side effect: Fewer reports of physical and sexual abuse for participants compared to a control group. Full report here; information about the program here.

Posted by Adam Graham-Silverman at November 26, 2006 02:37 AM

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