Can youth empowerment programs reduce violence against girls during the COVID-19 pandemic?
研究评估了玻利维亚一个青年赋权项目在新冠封锁期间的效果，发现该项目通过软技能培训、性教育和就业帮助，提高了女孩收入并减少了她们遭受的暴力。
This paper shows that a youth empowerment program in Bolivia reduced the reported prevalence of violence against girls during the COVID-19 lockdown. The program offered training in soft skills and technical skills, sexual education, mentoring and job-finding assistance. To measure the effects of the program, the study conducted a randomized control trial with 600 vulnerable adolescents. Results indicate that 7 months after its completion, the program increased girls' earnings and decreased violence against girls. Violence was measured with both direct self-report questions and list experiments. These findings suggest that multi-faceted empowerment programs can reduce the level of violence experienced by young women during high-risk periods.