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  • 标题:Assessing the Socio-economic Determinants of Women Empowerment in Pakistan
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  • 作者:Aliya Bushra ; Aliya Bushra ; Nasra Wajiha
  • 期刊名称:Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • 印刷版ISSN:1877-0428
  • 出版年度:2015
  • 卷号:177
  • 页码:3-8
  • DOI:10.1016/j.sbspro.2015.02.321
  • 语种:English
  • 出版社:Elsevier
  • 摘要:AbstractWomen empowerment is one of the most important that has been discussed in developing countries. In this paper, an attempt is made to explore the determinants that have an influence on women empowerment in Pakistan. Sample consisted on 200 female respondents from two renowned universities in Lahore. The empirical results showed that the content of education, economic participation of women, poverty and economic opportunity available for women increases their empowerment. In this study, apart from conventional variables, a variable, Women having a bank account was also tested which showed a extreme significant positive impact on women empowerment. This supports the economic opportunity available to the woman increases their power. Finally, it is concluded that these significant factors influences empowerment of women, so one can focus on these determinants to increase and enhance women's role in our society.
  • 关键词:Empowerment;conventional;economic opportunity;economic participation.
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