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Evolving dimensions of women's empowerment in India. [PDF]

PLoS ONE
Empowerment is a dynamic, multifaceted concept shaped by intersecting socio-economic, cultural, and demographic contexts. The conceptualization of women's empowerment has evolved from ensuring basic rights, such as education and employment, to addressing
Bharti Singh, Shri K Singh
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Enhancing women’s empowerment to reduce household poverty in rural Western China: social capital as a mediating pathway [PDF]

Frontiers in Sociology
The pathway to household poverty reduction through women’s empowerment is critical for China’s rural revitalization. This study investigated the role of social capital in this process, using data from a household survey conducted in 2021 covering 1,239 ...
Jing Wang, Jing Wang, Rui Gu, Fengying Nie, Thomas Dogot   +4 more
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EMPOWERING WOMEN: SMALL-SCALE FISH BUSINESS IN MWANZA, TANZANIA [PDF]

Business Excellence and Management, 2023
This study investigates the impact of small-scale fish business (SSFB) on women's empowerment in Mwanza Region, Tanzania, utilizing a cross-sectional research design.
Advera M. Gibe ROCHE, John Nshimba JECKONIAH, Fatihiya Ally MASSAWE   +2 more
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Women’s Empowerment Facilitates Complete Immunization in Indonesian Children: A Cross-sectional Study [PDF]

Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, 2022
Objectives The primary objective of this study was to examine the effect of women’s empowerment on the immunization of Indonesian children. The secondary objective was to examine the effect of wealth as a factor modifying this association.
Gede Benny Setia Wirawan, Ni Luh Zallila Gustina, Putu Harrista Indra Pramana, Made Yuliantari Dwi Astiti, Jovvita Jonathan, Fitriana Melinda, Teo Wijaya   +6 more
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Magnitude and Factors Affecting Women’s Economic Empowerment for Participation in Decision making among Married Women at Reproductive Age in Assosa, Western Ethiopia [PDF]

Journal of Midwifery & Reproductive Health, 2021
Background & aim: Women’s economic empowerment for participation in decision making is the process of achieving women’s equal access and control over economic resources and prerequisite for the Sustainable Development Goals and pro-poor growth.
Asefa Taresa, Abera Gadisa
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The relationship between women’s empowerment and household food and nutrition security in Pakistan

PLoS ONE, 2022
Women’s empowerment is considered to play a crucial role in food and nutrition security. We aimed to explore the relationship between women’s empowerment and food and nutrition security, in rural Pakistan.
Sidra Ishfaq, Abedullah Anjum, Shahzad Kouser, Glenna Nightingale, Ruth Jepson   +4 more
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Aligning household decision-making with work and education: A comparative analysis of women's empowerment

Demographic Research, 2023
Background: Although women's empowerment is one of the key concepts in development, it has proven challenging to measure it. Empirical studies have tended to focus on a cause-and-effect analysis of empowerment and using composite measures to compare ...
Sojin Yu, Feinian Chen, Sonalde Desai
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The Effect of Women Entrepreneurship and Perception of Women's Work on the Development of Women's Brand Agricultural Tourism (Case Study: Oramanat Area) [PDF]

فصلنامه زن و جامعه, 2023
Women's empowerment has become a vital component of sustainable tourism development in tourism destinations. At the same time, achieving gender equality and women's empowerment is the fifth goal of the United Nations Sustainable Development Program. Also,
Yazdan Shirmohammadi, Farideh Ramezani, Esmael Nasiri Hend Khale, amene kamali sarvestani   +3 more
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Women's empowerment in agriculture and agricultural productivity: Evidence from rural maize farmer households in western Kenya. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2018
This paper documents a positive relationship between maize productivity in western Kenya and women's empowerment in agriculture, measured using indicators derived from the abbreviated version of the Women's Empowerment in Agriculture Index.
Gracious M Diiro, Greg Seymour, Menale Kassie, Geoffrey Muricho, Beatrice Wambui Muriithi   +4 more
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Strengthening the role of Community Health Representatives in the Navajo Nation

BMC Public Health, 2017
Background Strengthening Community Health Worker systems has been recognized to improve access to chronic disease prevention and management efforts in low-resource communities. The Community Outreach and Patient Empowerment (COPE) Program is a Native non-
Caroline King, Alex Goldman, Vikas Gampa, Casey Smith, Olivia Muskett, Christian Brown, Jamy Malone, Hannah Sehn, Cameron Curley, Mae-Gilene Begay, Adrianne Katrina Nelson, Sonya Sunhi Shin   +11 more
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