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Understanding Women's Empowerment: A Comparative Analysis of Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) Data (English)

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Publication ID: CR20
Publication Date: October 2008
Language: English
Document Type: Comparative Reports
Publication Topic(s): Gender , Women's Empowerment

Author(s):

Sunita Kishor and Lekha Subaiya and Macro International Inc. Calverton, Maryland, USA


Abstract

This report examines the distribution and correlates of two different dimensions of the empowerment of currently married women age 15-49 in 23 developing countries. These dimensions are women’s participation in household decisionmaking and their attitudes regarding specific inequalities in gender roles.

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