NICARAGUA & TANZANIA: Writing in the journal Psychology of Women Quarterly, Santa Cruz Assistant Professor of Psychology Shelly Grabe suggests that when women in developing countries own land, they gain power within their relationships and are less likely to experience violence. Grabe and co-authors Rose Grace Grose and Anjali Dutt, both UCSC psychology graduate students, analyzed data Grabe collected from 492 women in Nicaragua and Tanzania in 2007 and 2009 respectively. Women in both countries connected owning property to increased power and status within their communities and to having greater control within their relationships, the authors write.
Posted on: Fri, 23 May 2014 04:10:00 +0000
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