Home is not a safe place for many women and girls where their own intimate partners and family
members seize their human rights. Women are often victims of domestic violence, and are in
lack of justice due to weak law. Most often these crimes are unreported and unrecognized. This
paper assesses the prevalence of domestic violence in a village in rural Nepal, and examines the
associated factors relating to it. The results show that empowering women through education is
the most effective tool to reduce domestic violence.
Qualitative interviews with women and men of 3 different castes were undertaken through focus
group interviews. The selection of men and women for the focus group interviews were done
based on their education level to examine the connection between education, employment and
domestic violence. A survey was conducted including 66 households where men and women
were interviewed to generate their education level and employment. The households included in
the survey were selected based on a simple random sampling procedure.