Complicating narratives of women’s food and nutrition insecurity: Domestic violence in rural Bangladesh

A rich body of research confirms a strong association between a mother's exposure to domestic violence and poor nutritional outcomes of her children. However, there is less empirical research on how domestic violence impacts nutrition and food security. Two pathways described in the literature are (1) perpetrators withhold food as a form violence or control, leading to poor nutrition of women and (2) women's food preparation and portion...