Agüero Jorge M
Department of Economics and El Instituto, University of Connecticut, 365 Fairfield Way, Unit 1063, Storrs, CT 06269-106, USA.
World Dev. 2021 Jan;137:105217. doi: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2020.105217. Epub 2020 Sep 29.
Stay-at-home policies have been implemented worldwide to reduce the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. However, there is a growing concern that such policies could increase violence against women. We find evidence in support of this critical concern. We focus on Peru, a country that imposed a strict nationwide lockdown starting in mid-March and where nearly 60% of women already experienced violence COVID-19. Using administrative data on phone calls to the helpline for domestic violence (), we find that the incidence rate of the calls increased by 48 percent between April and July 2020, with effects increasing over time. The rise in calls is found across all states and it is not driven by baseline characteristics, including previous prevalence of violence against women. These findings create the need to identify policies to mitigate the negative impact of stay-at-home orders on women's safety.
全球都在实施居家政策以减少新冠病毒的传播。然而，人们越来越担心此类政策可能会增加针对妇女的暴力行为。我们找到了支持这一严重担忧的证据。我们关注秘鲁，该国从3月中旬开始在全国范围内实施严格封锁，且近60%的妇女已经遭受过与新冠疫情相关的暴力。利用拨打家庭暴力求助热线的行政数据，我们发现2020年4月至7月期间此类电话的发生率上升了48%，且影响随时间推移而增加。在所有州都发现了此类电话数量的增加，且这并非由包括以往针对妇女暴力行为的发生率等基线特征所驱动。这些发现表明有必要确定相关政策，以减轻居家令对妇女安全的负面影响。
