Religious Leaders Can Motivate Men to Cede Power and Reduce Intimate Partner Violence: Experimental Evidence from Uganda

"[I]ntimate partner violence can be reduced by those with moral authority in their communities." Patriarchal norms are often to blame for violence committed by men against women in intimate relationships.

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