Pandemic Within a Pandemic: Gendered Impact of COVID-19 in Bangladesh with a Focus on Child Marriage and Domestic Violence

Mahtab, Nazmunnessa; Fariha, Tasnim Nowshin

doi:10.1007/978-981-19-0809-5_12

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“…Violence against women and children during Covid-19 pandemic associated with forced lockdown, and quarantine has been a social and psychological concern in all types of countries, least developed, developing and developed (Alkhattabi et al , 2023; Faizah and Susanti, 2022; Elsaid et al , 2022; Faisal et al , 2022; Ghosh and Ghosh, 2022; Goodman and Epstein, 2022; Gottlieb and Schmitt, 2022; Letourneau et al , 2022; Mahtab and Fariha, 2022; Morgan and Boxall, 2022; Sharma and Borah, 2022; Ravi et al , 2022; Spencer et al , 2022; Tripathi et al , 2022; Yusof et al , 2022; Zabma et al , 2022; Zhang, 2022; Ali, 2020; Bucerius et al , 2021; Nabukeera, 2021; Usta et al , 2021; Ertan et al , 2020; ESCAP, 2020; Kaukinen, 2020; Pereda and Diaz-Faes, 2020). Although women, children and men all are equally becoming victims of such violence nowadays in many countries, women mainly form the most significant portion in this case (Alkhattabi et al , 2023; Elsaid et al , 2022; Mahtab and Fariha, 2022; Ravi et al , 2022; Spencer et al , 2022; Tripathi et al , 2022; Yusof et al , 2022; Zabma et al , 2022; Zhang, 2022; Ali et al , 2021; Bucerius et al , 2021; Nabukeera, 2021; Usta et al , 2021; Ertan et al , 2020; Kaukinen, 2020; Pereda and Diaz-Faes, 2020; Miller et al , 2021). Moreover, in the developing and least developed countries, the issue is grave but underrated (Faisal et al , 2022; Yusof et al , 2022; Tripathi et al , 2022; Zhang, 2022; Nabukeera, 2021) due to several cultural and socio-economic causes such as the prevalence of male-dominated societal values, financial dependence of women on their male counterparts as the sole earners (Ghosh and Ghosh, 2022), poor economic infrastructure (Tripathi et al , 2022), social and cultural norms (Tripathi et al , 2022), impatience of the male partners due to more extended homestay (Sharma and Borah, 2022), inadequate policy and social support for women (Zhang, 2022), lower educational level of women (Elsaid et al , 2022) and lack of and rel...…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Although women, children and men all are equally becoming victims of such violence nowadays in many countries, women mainly form the most significant portion in this case (Alkhattabi et al , 2023; Elsaid et al , 2022; Mahtab and Fariha, 2022; Ravi et al , 2022; Spencer et al , 2022; Tripathi et al , 2022; Yusof et al , 2022; Zabma et al , 2022; Zhang, 2022; Ali et al , 2021; Bucerius et al , 2021; Nabukeera, 2021; Usta et al , 2021; Ertan et al , 2020; Kaukinen, 2020; Pereda and Diaz-Faes, 2020; Miller et al , 2021). Moreover, in the developing and least developed countries, the issue is grave but underrated (Faisal et al , 2022; Yusof et al , 2022; Tripathi et al , 2022; Zhang, 2022; Nabukeera, 2021) due to several cultural and socio-economic causes such as the prevalence of male-dominated societal values, financial dependence of women on their male counterparts as the sole earners (Ghosh and Ghosh, 2022), poor economic infrastructure (Tripathi et al , 2022), social and cultural norms (Tripathi et al , 2022), impatience of the male partners due to more extended homestay (Sharma and Borah, 2022), inadequate policy and social support for women (Zhang, 2022), lower educational level of women (Elsaid et al , 2022) and lack of and reluctance to report physical abuse to law enforcement agencies (Mahtab and Fariha, 2022).…”

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“…In this paper, mainly, we have focused on IPV where the women were the primary victims of such violence from their counterparts: their husbands or their boyfriends. However, in developing countries, particularly in Muslim developing countries, it is scarce for a girl or woman to have a boyfriend (Mahtab and Fariha, 2022; Jakia et al , 2020) due to social and religious restrictions. Further, even if some women have boyfriends, they cannot stay together for extended periods due to the different restrictions imposed during the pandemic.…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…A good number of scholars (Alkhattabi et al , 2023; Faizah and Susanti, 2022; Elsaid et al , 2022; Faisal et al , 2022; Ghosh and Ghosh, 2022; Goodman and Epstein, 2022; Gottlieb and Schmitt, 2022; Letourneau et al , 2022; Mahtab and Fariha, 2022; Morgan and Boxall, 2022; Sharma and Borah, 2022; Ravi et al , 2022; Spencer et al , 2022; Tripathi et al , 2022; Yusof et al , 2022; Zabma et al , 2022; Zhang, 2022; Ali, 2020; Bucerius et al , 2021; Nabukeera, 2021; Usta et al , 2021; Ertan et al , 2020; ESCAP, 2020; Kaukinen, 2020; Pereda and Diaz-Faes, 2020) associated the cases of IPV with the forced lockdown imposed by the governments during the severe outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic in their studies. The first such compulsory lockdown or home quarantine was imposed in Wuhan city of Wuhan Province in China (Zhang, 2022).…”

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Abusive behaviors: long-term forced quarantine and intimate partner violence during Covid-19 outbreak

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Jakia

2023

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Purpose As Covid-19 became a pandemic, numerous people were forced to stay at home, leading to increased intimate partner violence (IPV) in many countries, particularly in developing and least-developed ones. This paper aims to highlight the IPV based on 15 different cases formed from the practical evidence of five developing countries. Design/methodology/approach The authors interviewed 15 women from five countries who were the victims of IPV during the early periods of Covid-19 outbreak. Due to geographical remoteness, the authors conducted informal telephone interviews to collect the participants' personal experiences. The conversations were recorded with participants' permission; afterwards, the authors summarized participants’ experiences into 15 different cases without revealing their original identities (instead, disguised names were used). Findings It was revealed that the women were the primary victims of such violence, particularly from their intimate partners (husbands). In most cases, such IPV, as reported by the interviewees, originated or increased after the pandemic when they were forced to stay at home, losing their partners’ jobs or income sources. Originality/value The authors summarized the causes of IPV and put forward a few action recommendations based on the interviewees’ practical experience and existing literature. This paper will open a new window for research investigations on IPV during emergencies such as Covid-19 outbreak.

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confidence: 99%

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confidence: 99%

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Pandemic Within a Pandemic: Gendered Impact of COVID-19 in Bangladesh with a Focus on Child Marriage and Domestic Violence

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Abusive behaviors: long-term forced quarantine and intimate partner violence during Covid-19 outbreak

Abusive behaviors: long-term forced quarantine and intimate partner violence during Covid-19 outbreak

Deficiencies of women's participation in climate governance and sustainable development challenges in Bangladesh

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