Women’s empowerment related to pregnancy and childbirth: introduction to special issue
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2017 Open peer review. (PDF 155 kb)
Ndola Prata +2 more
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What does women’s empowerment have to do with malnutrition in Sub-Saharan Africa? Evidence from demographic and health surveys from 30 countries [PDF]
Global Health Research and Policy, 2020 Background The reduction of childhood malnutrition has been identified as a priority for health and development in sub Saharan African countries. The association between women’s empowerment and children’s nutritional status is of policy interest due to ...
Sanni Yaya +3 more
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Evolving dimensions of women's empowerment in India. [PDF]
PLoS ONEEmpowerment 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 SociologyThe 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 +4 more
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Women’s empowerment measurements in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic literature review [PDF]
Women's HealthQuantifying women’s empowerment has gained prominence as a research focus globally. We conducted a systematic review of the literature examining the measurement of women’s empowerment in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).
Immanuel Shipanga +2 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 +2 more
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Women’s Empowerment in UN Documents Neither a Safe Haven Nor a Pandora’s Box: Need for A Holistic Perspective [PDF]
International Journal of Islamic Thought, 2022 This article is a critique on the UN – promoted concept of women’s empowerment which is presented in the international instrument of women’s rights, called Platform for Action, (1995) and which is reviewed since then for every five years.
Zeenath Kausar
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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 +6 more
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The Women's Empowerment in Agriculture Index [PDF]
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2012 The Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI) measures the empowerment, agency, and inclusion of women in the agricultural sector and comprises two subindexes. The first assesses empowerment of women in five domains, including (1) decisions about agricultural production, (2) access to and decisionmaking power about productive resources, (3 ...
Alkire, Sabina +5 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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