Do home-based micro-entrepreneurial earnings empower rural women? Evidence from the handloom sector in Assam
| Autor: | Bhabesh Hazarika, Kishor Goswami |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Earnings 050204 development studies media_common.quotation_subject 05 social sciences Population Social value orientations Educational attainment Disadvantaged Gender Studies Women's empowerment 0502 economics and business Business 050207 economics Rural area Empowerment education Socioeconomics health care economics and organizations media_common |
| Zdroj: | Asian Journal of Women's Studies. 22:289-317 |
| ISSN: | 2377-004X 1225-9276 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/12259276.2016.1205376 |
| Popis: | Access to income through home-based activities is important for empowering disadvantaged groups of society, especially women. The present paper seeks to analyze the extent of empowerment of women engaged in the handloom sector in Assam in North Eastern India. Our study refines five empowerment indicators of economic, social, and cultural relevance, such as decision-making ability, freedom of movement, ownership of assets and income, male preference, and domestic violence. This is based on primary survey data collected from 328 married women from six districts of Assam to examine how engagement in handloom activities empowers them. Results indicate the existence of spatial variations as well as gaps in women’s empowerment. The parsimonious regression results show that age, educational attainment, income from handloom activities, and government support have had positive influences. Engagement in the handloom activities improves intra-household power relations significantly in favor of women and thereby redu... |
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