Women and girls’ health agency: Operationalizing the “Can-Act-Resist” of the women's empowerment process

Amartya Sen a Nobel laureate stressed the fact that empowering women and girls with more choices and more freedom is crucial to achieving a better future for all. This study evaluates the level of women’s empowerment in agriculture by assessing the empowerment gaps between male and female decision makers; and by comparing the level of women’s empowerment in agriculture across household types. Empowerment is assessed through the Five Domains of Empowerment (5DE) of the Abbreviated Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (A-WEAI). Using data collected from 600 rural households in the West region of Cameroon, the outcomes from the 5DE show that empowerment gaps between men and women exist in all domains of empowerment. The empowerment gaps between men and women are more severe in the resource and income domains. Also, group membership, excessive workload and access to and decision about credit contribute the most to disempowerment for both men and women. The study shows more women in dual headed household (DHHs) achieve adequacy in terms of input in productive decisions, access to and decision about credit, group membership and workload as compared to other household types. Also, women’s empowerment in the production, resource and income domains depend on the household type. The results of the study highlight the need for the creation of governmental and non-governmental organisations that will promote women’s empowerment in agriculture and other aspects life.

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Is M-PESA a Model for Financial Inclusion and Women Empowerment in Kenya?

Contemporary Global Perspectives on Gender Economics - Advances in Finance, Accounting, and Economics ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-8611-3.ch006 ◽

2015 ◽

pp. 101-123 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Violet N. Barasa ◽

Charles Lugo

Keyword(s):

Rural Communities ◽

Gender Gap ◽

Financial Services ◽

Women's Empowerment ◽

Financial Inclusion ◽

Women’S Empowerment ◽

Legal Rights ◽

Mobile Banking ◽

Women And Girls ◽

The Impact

Since the 1980s, the gender gap in most countries—rich and developing—has been narrowing. Women and girls are going to school more, living longer, getting better jobs, and acquiring legal rights and protections. Despite these strides, women in poor rural communities remain financially excluded from formal financial services. This chapter explores the impact of mobile banking on financial inclusion and women's empowerment in Kenya. The aim is to evaluate whether mobile banking is a form of financial inclusion and women's financial empowerment in Kenya. Firstly, it gives a clear background of a form of mobile banking in Kenya locally called M-PESA. Secondly, it evaluates how M-PESA is a form financial inclusion. Thirdly, it examines if M-PESA is a form of financial empowerment for women and girls in Kenya and lastly, offers recommendations on how M-PESA can effectively become a mode of financial inclusion and women's empowerment in Kenya.

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VAWG and Land/Property Rights

Violence against Women ◽

10.1093/wentk/9780199378944.003.0012 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Jacqui True

Keyword(s):

Property Rights ◽

Women's Empowerment ◽

Women’S Empowerment ◽

Business Ownership ◽

Access To Credit ◽

Structural Context ◽

Women And Girls ◽

Legal Equality ◽

Gendered Power ◽

Property Inheritance

Are women and girls without legal equality in rights to land, property, inheritance, access to credit, and business ownership more vulnerable to VAWG? Land and property rights provide a structural context through which gendered power is reorganized, increasing women’s empowerment and making them less...

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Women Empowerment is needed to Boost Gender Equality in Malaysia

Current Research Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities ◽

10.12944/crjssh.3.1.09 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 95-107

Author(s):

Shadiya Mohamed S. Baqutayan

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Gender Equality ◽

Sustainable Development Goals ◽

Women's Empowerment ◽

International Community ◽

Women’S Empowerment ◽

The Sustainable Development ◽

The World ◽

Development Goals ◽

Women And Girls

While the world has achieved progress towards gender equality and women’s empowerment under the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including equal access to primary education between girls and boys, the women and girls continue to suffer discrimination and violence in every part of the world. The SDGs aim to build on these achievements to ensure that there is an end to discrimination against women and girls everywhere. Although many governments and organizations claim to be tackling the issue of inequality, there are still approximately 1.4 billion women and girls who are still victims of discrimination, violence, and sexism. Therefore, the purpose of this research is to address the issue of gender equality and women’s empowerment in Malaysia context in order to close the gap existed in gender inequality. Data were collected through in-depth individual interviews; the participants interviewed included nine women leaders in the public and private sector. The finding of this research indicated that women need personal, relational, and environmental empowerment that boost gender equality in Malaysia. As a conclusion, this finding will open the eyes of civil society, local grassroots advocacy initiatives, men & women, national governments, religious groups, tribal structures, international community, academia & research, as well as media in solving women related issues. This research carries values to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) in enhancing the policy on gender equality; this would be the most appropriate tool in addressing and empowering Malaysian women in particular and ensuring inclusiveness and equality for them, as well as calling on the international community to reduce inequality within and among countries.

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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOAL: GENDER EQUALITY FOR WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT AND HUMAN RIGHTS

International Journal of Research -GRANTHAALAYAH ◽

10.29121/granthaalayah.v5.i4.2017.1797 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 5 (4) ◽

pp. 72-82

Author(s):

Sudershan Kumar Pathania

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Gender Equality ◽

Gender Equity ◽

Women's Empowerment ◽

Fundamental Rights ◽

Women’S Empowerment ◽

Equitable Distribution ◽

Distribution Of Resources ◽

Males And Females ◽

Women And Girls

Empowerment of women and girls is to be realized through sustainable development. Sustainable development depends on an equitable distribution of resources and it cannot be achieved without gender equality. Gender Equity is the process of allocating resources, programs, and decision making fairly to both males and females without any discrimination on the basis of sex…and addressing any imbalances in the benefits available to males and females. Diane Elson, an adviser to UN Women, argues in her contribution that "the disproportionate responsibility that women bear for carrying out unpaid work is an important constraint on their capacity to realize their rights... Both women and men need time to care for their families and communities, and time free from such care." Women’s empowerment is a key factor for achieving sustainability. Sustainable development and sustainability have various meaning .Sometime it may be equitable distribution of resources and opportunities or living within the limits or sometime it may be defined as understanding the interconnections among economy, society, and environment. Sustainable development is based on the principles of democracy and the rule of law and respect for fundamental rights including freedom and equal opportunities for all. Sustainability cannot exist without equity in the distributional process. Women and girls are crucial contributors, implementers and beneficiaries of sustainable development. At the Sustainable Development Summit on 25 September 2015, UN Member States adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which includes a set of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, fight inequality and injustice, and tackle climate change by 2030. Women’s empowerment through gender equality is a cross-cutting development issue, and unless addressed in multidimensional way, gender equality will not become a reality. Women’s contribution to sustainable development must be recognized. Women have a strong role in education and socializing their children, including teaching them care and responsibility. In order to build women as catalyst for sustainable development, their role in family, community and society at large has to free from socio-cultural and religious traditions that prevent women participation. The secondary data will be used for this paper. The objective of this paper is to highlights the essentials of women contribution in sustainable development as partner and beneficiaries.

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On the Celebration of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science: Assessment of the Factors Mediating Women’s Empowerment in Scientific Research in Saudi Arabia

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13042385 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (4) ◽

pp. 2385

Author(s):

Saud E. Al shammary ◽

Rafat Zrieq ◽

Usama M. Ibrahem ◽

Ahmed B. Altamimi ◽

Hanan M. Diab

Keyword(s):

Saudi Arabia ◽

Scientific Research ◽

Women's Empowerment ◽

Women’S Empowerment ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Girls In Science ◽

Women And Girls ◽

The University ◽

Women Researchers

We present this study as a contribution to celebrate “the International Day of Women and Girls in Science”. Women’s empowerment in scientific research is a crucial issue in the United Nations “2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”. This study aimed to investigate the obstacles facing women researchers in scientific research in Saudi Arabia. A cross-sectional survey was used to assess women researchers’ perceptions towards the roles of universities, donors and women researchers. Descriptive statistics, correlation and regression analysis were used for data analysis. Findings showed that the overall assessment of women’s empowerment in scientific research is moderate and faces a mixture of obstacles mainly due to dissatisfaction with the role of donors. Moreover, the role of universities has not yet reached a satisfactory level, while the role of women researchers was satisfactory. The results demonstrated that the role of the university enhances the role of the donor institutions, while the role of researchers has a significant positive influence on the role of the university. No significant association between the role of the researchers and donors was achieved. In conclusion, despite the great achievement by women researchers in empowering themselves as scientific researchers, they still need more support from the university and donors.

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The Impacts of Cash Transfers on Women’s Empowerment

10.1596/26272 ◽

2017 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Kate Ambler ◽

Alan De Brauw

Keyword(s):

Women's Empowerment ◽

Cash Transfers ◽

Women’S Empowerment

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Empowering Women Entrepreneurs Through Microfinance - A Case of Rural Bangladesh

ADVANCES IN BUSINESS RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL ◽

10.24191/abrij.v3i2.10092 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 3 (2) ◽

pp. 7

Author(s):

Saida Parvin

Keyword(s):

Women's Empowerment ◽

Assessment Tools ◽

Women’S Empowerment ◽

Case Study Method ◽

Policy Makers ◽

Theoretical Contribution ◽

Donor Agencies ◽

Definition Of ◽

The Impact

Women’s empowerment has been at the centre of research focus for many decades. Extant literature examined the process, outcome and various challenges. Some claimed substantial success, while others contradicted with evidence of failure. But the success remains a matter of debate due to lack of empirical evidence of actual empowerment of women around the world. The current study aimed to address this gap by taking a case study method. The study critically evaluates 20 cases carefully sampled to include representatives from the entire country of Bangladesh. The study demonstrates popular beliefs about microfinance often misguide even the borrowers and they start living in a fabricated feeling of empowerment, facing real challenges to achieve true empowerment in their lives. The impact of this finding is twofold; firstly there is a theoretical contribution, where the definition of women’s empowerment is proposed to be revisited considering findings from these cases. And lastly, the policy makers at governmental and non-governmental organisations, and multinational donor agencies need to revise their assessment tools for funding.

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