Family Planning and Female Empowerment in Iran

Author(s):  
Djavad Salehi-Isfahani

2015 ◽  
Vol 42 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amir Erfani

This study examines the impact of contraceptive use on women’s educational advancement as an indicator of female empowerment, using retrospective data from the 2009 Tehran Fertility Survey. The results show that 15 per cent of married women continued their education after marriage. Also, women using modern contraceptives before a first birth were more likely to experience a 1–2-year increase in education level after marriage, controlling for other factors. Recent cohorts were more likely to continue their education after marriage, especially those who used modern vs. traditional contraceptives. The findings clearly indicate that family planning use after marriage enables women to advance their education by freeing them from reproductive activities.



2006 ◽  
Vol 175 (4S) ◽  
pp. 306-306
Author(s):  
Yefim R. Sheynkin ◽  
David A. Schulsinger
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1989 ◽  
Vol 43 (3) ◽  
pp. 520-521
Author(s):  
M.A. El-Badry


1979 ◽  
Vol 24 (12) ◽  
pp. 1052-1052
Author(s):  
HENRY P. DAVID
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1982 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 224-225
Author(s):  
Sidney H. Newman




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