Impact of demographic variables on women's economic empowerment: An ordered probit model.
The present study aimed to empirically examine the demographic variables that determine women's economic empowerment. A sample of 500 married women between 21 and 49 years old (Mage= 35.49, SD = 7.66) was conveniently selected from district Multan (Pakistan). Control over economic resources was used as a proxy for women's economic empowerment. Ordered probit regression was run to assess the demographic determinants (i.e., age, education, paid job, income, and property) of economic empowerment of the least empowered, moderately empowered, and highly empowered women. Paid job, age, income, and property appeared as positive and significant predictors of women's economic empowerment. Implications of the study were also discussed.
a Department of Economics , Bahauddin Zakariya University , Multan , Pakistan.
Syeda
S
Azra Batool
b Department of Economics , University of the Punjab , Lahore , Pakistan.
Hafiz Khalil
HK
Ahmed
c University Law College, University of the Punjab , Lahore , Pakistan.
Shazia Noureen
SN
Qureshi
D000328:Adult; D004467:Economics; D004522:Educational Status; D004651:Employment; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income; D008875:Middle Aged; D010154:Pakistan; D011209:Power, Psychological; D012044:Regression Analysis; D018454:Spouses / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014933:Women's Rights / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055815:Young Adult
Age; income; ordered probit model; paid job; property; women’s economic empowerment