Abstract：
In this paper, we documented the association between specific wordings regarding domestic violence within gender equality laws and women\'s attitudes towards domestic violence in African countries. To do so, we used data on the longitudinal Demographic and Health Survey conducted between 2003 and 2018, and we empirically conducted a difference-in-differences analysis that captures variations in the country and timing of the inclusion of specific wordings addressing domestic violence in the legislative framework that encompasses the general principle of gender equality. The empirical analysis showed that the inclusion of a specific article criminalizing domestic violence within a country\'s general gender equality law contributed to a statistically significant and substantial decrease in the likelihood of women deeming wife-beating behaviors justifiable. We further conducted an analysis of heterogeneity by socioeconomic status, as defined by urban status, wealth, literacy, and access to information; we found that the association between laws\' wordings and attitudes towards domestic violence appeared statistically significant and sizeable in all socioeconomic groups.
摘要：
在本文中,我们记录了性别平等法律中关于家庭暴力的具体措辞与非洲国家妇女对家庭暴力的态度之间的关联。要做到这一点，我们使用了2003年至2018年进行的纵向人口和健康调查数据,我们进行了一项差异分析,通过实证分析,了解了在包含性别平等一般原则的立法框架中纳入针对家庭暴力的具体措辞的国家和时机的差异.实证分析表明，在一个国家的一般性别平等法律中纳入将家庭暴力定为犯罪的特定条款，有助于在统计上显着和实质性地减少妇女认为殴打妻子的行为是合理的。我们进一步按社会经济地位对异质性进行了分析，按照城市地位的定义，财富,识字，和获取信息；我们发现，法律的措辞和对家庭暴力的态度之间的关联在所有社会经济群体中都具有统计学意义和相当大的意义。
