Operationalization of Pathways
| Pathway | Channel (Summary Index) | Outcome Variables (Index Components) |
|---|---|---|
| Women’s bargaining power | Women’s economic resources | 1. Woman works for cash, food, or asset accumulation; 2. Monthly labor income index; 3. Control over money needed to buy food, clothes, medicine, or toiletries/cosmetics; 4. Index for value of assets solely owned; 5. Ownership of savings |
| Women’s agency | 6. Locus of control index; 7. Self-ranking on 9-step ladder of having rights; 8. Self-ranking on 9-step ladder of ability to change life; 9. Perceive success/failure as own responsibility vs. destiny; 10. Gender norms index; 11. Attitudes about IPV; 12. Exposure to places outside of home index; 13. Ever using radio or TV; 14. Ownership of mobile phone | |
| Women’s social and community support | 15. Level of social capital: someone to help in time of need; 16. Level of social capital: meeting with women to discuss issues; 17. How often do you see family or friends; 18. Participation in savings group | |
| Men’s costs | Perceived social control | 19. Woman’s level of perceived social cohesion; 20. Women’s perception that community would intervene in cases of IPV; 21. Village leader’s perception that community disagrees with justifying IPV; 22. Village leader’s perception that community would intervene in cases of IPV |
| Men’s private costs | 23. Male’s gender norms index; 24. Male’s attitudes about IPV | |
| Poverty-related emotional well-being | Household poverty | 25. Total monthly household consumption per capita; 26. Household Food Insecurity |
| Men’s emotional well-being | 27. Men’s stress; 28. Men’s depression; 29. Men’s locus of control |
Notes: The “women’s social and community support” channel pertains to both the “women’s bargaining power” pathway and the “men’s costs” pathway.