The University of Lancaster

 

The University of Lancaster

The University of Lancaster 

UK

2022

 Runner Up

The Shadow Pandemic of Domestic Violence: A systemic analysis of spousal domestic violence faced by women in Karnataka, India during COVID-19

A member of the Lancaster team presenting on the stage.
A member of the Lancaster team presenting on the stage.

Research Team:

Souravi Sarkar, Vida Zonunmawii, Ashna Duggal, Akriti Sahni, Chloe Hong

Problem Statement:

"In India, domestic violence is one of the most common forms of violence against women. According to NHFS, one in three women in India has been subject to some form of domestic abuse in her lifetime. In 2020, Domestic violence in India rose in the wake of COVID-19, increasing the vulnerability of women amidst the lockdown. The household-level findings of the National Family Health Survey-5 showed that Karnataka has one of the highest reported cases of Domestic Violence in India between 2019 to 2021, the pandemic period." You can read the team's written summary below!

Written Summary