What works evidence review: the relationship between poverty and intimate partner violence

This resource summarises evidence available on intersections between poverty and rates of intimate partner violence (IPV). It looks at how economic empowerment activities aimed at women impact the IPV rates and leads to both positive and negative outcomes. Policy recommendations include designing women’s economic empowerment interventions in ways that minimise potential harm, not only focusing interventions on individuals but at the household level, and to simultaneously focus on socially empowering women and transforming societal gender norms.