Fuzziness in conceptualisation of women’s empowerment, access to resources and autonomy: evidence from Indian states

Tripathi, Tulika; Mishra, Nripendra Kishore

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“…Also, job security and quality of the job are a few additional variables that can be incorporated into the current model (Gammage et al , 2020). Fourth, in addition to SN, cultural norms can also be studied as they vary across India and affect women’s empowerment (Tripathi and Mishra, 2017). For instance, women from South India have been found to be more empowered but less autonomous than their North Indian counterparts, indicating how similar enabling factors may have distinct effects in different cultural settings.…”

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“…Research on WEE has primarily been qualitative based on subjective measures such as women’s own experiences, due to the fuzziness of the notion of WEE (Tripathi and Mishra, 2017; Hendriks, 2019). Although quantitative techniques have been applied to measure WA and autonomy, there is a dearth of empirical research in the measurement of WEE (Yount et al , 2015; Buvinić, 2017; Sharaunga et al , 2019).…”

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Antecedents of economic empowerment: an empirical study of working women in Delhi-NCR

Rohatgi

Gera

Dana

2023

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Purpose Women’s economic empowerment (WEE) has emerged as a key component at national and international policy-making agendas. The purpose of this paper is to examine and validate the antecedents of WEE for urban working women. Design/methodology/approach This study used a descriptive and exploratory research design. A total of 286 responses from women working in the formal sector of Delhi-NCR were collected through self-administered questionnaires on a five-point Likert scale using non-probability quota sampling technique. The sample was controlled for the employment sector, that is, healthcare, education and information technology. Exploratory factor analysis has been performed in the first step to test the data’s dimensionality with the goal of producing a set of items that reflect the meaning of the relative construct. Thereafter, confirmatory factor analysis has been used for data analysis. Findings Digital banking usage (DBU) has been identified as the most significant contributor to WEE. Practical implications Besides digital banking, government support has also emerged as a key indicator of WEE, necessitating a government policy review to improve WEE. Research findings indicate that, if WEE initiatives are to reach their full potential, they must individually address the extracted factors. This study offers a new framework for understanding and enhancing WEE for urban working women in India. Originality/value To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this study is the first of its kind to use factor analysis to explore the multi-dimensionality of WEE using the novel dimensions of DBU, women’s agency and government support, in addition to the established variables of financial literacy, social norms and workplace human resource policies.

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Antecedents of economic empowerment: an empirical study of working women in Delhi-NCR

Rohatgi

Gera

Dana

2023

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Unpacking Agency of Adolescent Girls in Combating Child Marriage at Quarit Woreda, Amhara Regional State of Ethiopia

Tibebu,

Zeleke,

Vandenhole

2024

Int J Semiot Law

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Financial Inclusion (FI) Mediates the Relationship Between Financial Literacy (FL) and Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE)

Nawaz,

Sajjad,

Farooq

2023

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This examination expects to investigate the relationship between financial literacy (FL) and financial inclusion (FI), and to dissect how FI goes about as a mediated in the relationship between FL and women's economic empowerment. Furthermore, the review dives into the control impact of social capital (SC) use as a moderating variable in FL and FI. Used positivism philosophy and deductive approach, and variables scale was adopted. The study collected 350 reliable answers from women working in private universities in the educational sector in Lahore through self-filled surveys using a simple random sampling method on a five-point Likert scale. This research used the AMOS-21 software. This software runs different types of tests e.g., “confirmatory factor analysis (CFA)” which confirms the variable items, and also uses “structural equation modelling (SEM)” to confirm or reject the research hypotheses. A p-value < 0.05 supports the first hypothesis (H1), which states that there is a substantial and beneficial relationship between financial inclusion (FI) and financial literacy (FL). Going on to the second hypothesis (H2), it is established that financial inclusion (FI) and women's economic empowerment (WEE) have a favourable and significant relationship. The third hypothesis (H3) suggests a partial mediation effect by arguing that financial inclusion is mediated by the association between financial literacy and women's economic empowerment. According to the fourth hypothesis (H4), social capital has a moderating effect on the importance and strength of the relationship between financial inclusion and financial literacy. The study's conclusions highlight social capital's strong moderating effect on this relationship. The study emphasises how important financial inclusion and financial literacy are to enhancing women's economic empowerment. It highlights the importance of policymakers and educational institutions recognizing the factors and providing opportunities and resources to enhance women's financial knowledge and skills. The findings underscore the need for proactive measures in the education sector to empower women economically.

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Fuzziness in conceptualisation of women’s empowerment, access to resources and autonomy: evidence from Indian states

Cited by 3 publications

References 19 publications

Antecedents of economic empowerment: an empirical study of working women in Delhi-NCR

Antecedents of economic empowerment: an empirical study of working women in Delhi-NCR

Unpacking Agency of Adolescent Girls in Combating Child Marriage at Quarit Woreda, Amhara Regional State of Ethiopia

Financial Inclusion (FI) Mediates the Relationship Between Financial Literacy (FL) and Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE)

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