Reminds me of some microfinance research I read a while ago about how giving small business loans to women seems to correlate to a decrease in domestic violence albeit not a l w a y s d e v e l o pmentprofessionalsnetwork 2013 sep 11 m i c r o f i n a n c e b a n g l adeshviolenceagainstwomen . Basically , when women started their own side businesses out of their homes they got their own stream of income , which seemed to lead to less abuse possibly through less financial stress on the family or the husband having relatively less power in the relationship . 1585 contextccetdsthesesThus , one thing we could do for women if we want to stop this is to increase their labor force participation , but that ' s not easy when groups disapprove of girl ' s going to school or going out alone . t r a g e dyofbeingawomaninpakistan I feel jealous when I see women from neighbouring countries riding their scooters or bicycles to get to work or school . In my country , I cannot even think of doing this . If , one day , I dare to be confident enough to do this , I will be made to feel so uncomfortable that I would not dare to do it again . My family will receive calls from people asking them to keep an eye on my activities because I am trying to break social taboos or because I am crossing cultural limits . And instead of supporting me , my family will ask me to stay at home rather than encourage me to face the world .