دور القروض الصغيرة الموجهة للنساء في الحد من العنف المبني على النوع الاجتماعي في محافظة إربد

Abstract EN

This research aimed to detect the role of small loans for women in decreasing gender based violence (GBV) in Irbid governorate in the year 2013.

To achieve this goal the researchers developed a special questionnaire which was applied on a sample of 140 women, who were victims of many types of (GBV).

And who benefits of small loans, which were presented by the civil societies, interested in helping and supporting victims of (GBV).

The sample was selected randomly out of the registered victims in the year 2013.

The data were processed using statistical descriptive analyses, and T test and analyzing variance.

The research depended on a sample social survey method to conduct its goal.

The research findings show that the economic women empowerment contributed to decreasing gender based violence, and in the same time, raise awareness in her human rights, the research also showed that low economic income of the families increased chances of being gender based violence victim.

The results showed significant relationship at the level (0.05) between lending small loans for women, and reduction of the act of violence.

T-test value was (32.293) which considered statistically significant at the level (0.05).

Based on previous findings the researcher recommends the necessity to improve living standards for families, through economical women empowerment, and encouraging the micro-finance institutions to facilitate conditions and procedures to stimulate women to start their own business, in order to improve the overall family conditions.