Having Technology Makes Women Less Likely to Approve of Wife Beating

Guest: Lauren Ferreira Cardoso, PhD Candidate, Social Policy and Practice, University of Pennsylvania Men who beat their wives may justify it by saying, “She deserved it, she disobeyed me, she provoked me.” When it comes to spousal abuse, the University of Pennsylvania found that, around the world, women who have access to technology are much more likely to reject justifications for a man beating his wife.