scholarly journals Moving up the sanitation ladder: latrine promotion and household decision-making in Viet Nam

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Milan Thomas ◽  
Per Ljung
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Gender Equity ◽  
Mekong Delta ◽  
Septic Tank ◽  
Household Decision ◽  
Health Technologies ◽  
Septic Tanks ◽  
Household Decision Making ◽  
Last Mile ◽  
Before And After

Abstract We examine the relationship between promotion activities and sanitation decisions in the context of a program in the Mekong Delta that encouraged households to switch from fishpond latrines to septic tanks. Before and after the campaign, we surveyed households and promoters. Economic variables were important determinants of septic tank adoption, but whether or not the decision was woman-led and familiarity with the promoter were strongly predictive as well. Controlling for the pre-existing household decision-making structure, women were more likely to lead the sanitation decision if a promoter spoke to them rather than a male householder. Our household-based findings on the importance of promoters were supported by a supplementary analysis of sales. We found that promoters who were older, trained, and educated were more successful in selling septic tanks. Taken together, these findings highlight the importance of gender equity and trust in the promoter for encouraging last-mile households to invest in new health technologies.

scholarly journals GRADUASI MANDIRI: BENTUK KEBERDAYAAN PENERIMA MANFAAT (KPM) PROGRAM KELUARGA HARAPAN (PKH) DI KABUPATEN PATI

KOMUNITAS ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 143-156
Author(s):  
Nur Khoiriyah ◽  
Kunarti Kunarti
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Economic Security ◽  
Social Ministry ◽  
Household Decision ◽  
Household Decision Making ◽  
The Family ◽  
Before And After

Independent graduation, is a phenomenon of resignation from PKH program membership. This is different from some other social ministry programs. Programs that encourage the empowerment of beneficiary communities. Based on this uniqueness, this study specifically examines how the condition of PKH participants before and after graduation, as well as looking for forms of empowerment that are owned by PKH Graduasi Mandiri participants. Field findings indicate the empowerment process carried out by PKH facilitators through regular monthly meetings. Assistance is filled with the delivery of empowerment material. Materially, not much amount of assistance was received, but the assistance was carried out continuously. The form of KPM PKH empowerment after independent graduation can be seen through five indicators, including freedom of mobility, ability to buy small commodities, being involved in household decision making, having relative freedom from family domination, and having economic security and contribution to the family.

Understanding women's decision making power and its link to improved household sanitation: the case of Kenya

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 151-160 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mitsuaki Hirai ◽  
Jay P. Graham ◽  
John Sandberg
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Gender Equity ◽  
Employment Status ◽  
Spillover Effects ◽  
Household Decision ◽  
Household Decision Making ◽  
Household Members ◽  
Women's Role ◽  
Independent Effects

Women experience many motivational drivers for improving sanitation, but it is unclear how women's role in household decision making affects whether a household opts for better sanitation. We analyzed the Kenya Demographic and Health Survey 2008/2009 with a representative sample of 4,556 married and cohabiting women to examine the association between women's decision making power in relation to that of partners and the type of sanitation facilities used by household members. The independent effects of respondents’ education, employment status, and socioeconomic status on the type of sanitation facilities were also explored. The direct measurement of women's ability to influence sanitation practice was not available. To address this problem, this study used proxy measures of women's decision making power in the household. The results of this study revealed that women's decision making power for major household purchases was positively associated with households having better sanitation (p < 0.05). The findings suggest that increased gender equity could potentially have spillover effects that result in more households opting to improve their sanitation conditions.

Working Women’s Decision-Making Power at Home: Evidence from Four North Indian Urban Clusters

Urbanisation ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 245574712110258
Author(s):  
Megan Maxwell ◽  
Milan Vaishnav
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Working Women ◽  
Human Agency ◽  
Significant Heterogeneity ◽  
Household Decision ◽  
Household Decision Making ◽  
Theoretical Foundations ◽  
Shed Light

Do working women enjoy greater levels of human agency? While the theoretical foundations underlying this connection are clear, the empirical evidence is quite mixed. We leverage detailed, new data on intra-household decision-making and labour market behaviour from four north Indian urban clusters to shed light on this question. We find that women who work exercise greater say in important decisions around the home. However, this ‘work advantage’ exhibits significant heterogeneity across decision types, decision-making domains, and definitions of work.

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