In this article, the researchers found that the harm on women from men’s drinking included harmful alcohol-related actions by men, such as violence, sexual coercion, and economic abuse). They also found that men’s drinking led to harm on women’s physical and mental health, relationship functioning, and social harm (shame, loneliness, and isolation). Moreover, the researchers also found that alcohol is considered a direct contributor, trigger or cause of men’s violence and aggression and is linked to intimate partner violence. The researchers called for a gendered and intersectional lens in prevention efforts to target men’s drinking.
Recommended citation: Wilson, I. M., Willoughby, B., Tanyos, A., Graham, K., Walker, M., Laslett, A. M., & Ramsoomar, L. (2024). A global review of the impact on women from men’s alcohol drinking: the need for responding with a gendered lens. Global Health Action, 17(1). https://doi.org/10.1080/16549716.2024.2341522