The Health Effects of Women Empowerment: Recent Evidence from Northern Ghana

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dc.creatorRoss, Kara L.
dc.creatorZereyesus, Yacob
dc.creatorShanoyan, Aleksan
dc.creatorAmanor-Boadu, Vincent
dc.date2017-04-01T19:39:02Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-09T08:49:25Z
dc.descriptionWomen empowerment could be the key to unlocking women’s productivity potential in Africa. Women’s contribution to the agricultural sector is greatly influenced by their health status. This paper examines the impact of women’s empowerment in agriculture on women’s health and the implications for the African food and agricultural sector. It utilizes a unique dataset from a 2012 survey of 2,405 women in northern Ghana and the Multiple Indicators Multiple Causes modeling approach. Findings provide insight on how gender-sensitive policies and private-public initiatives can translate into better health outcomes for women and improved capacity to meet future needs of food and agriculture in Africa. Initiatives focusing on increasing women’s membership in social and economic groups, easing women’s access to credit, and increasing women’s incomes are some key empowerment strategies for improving women’s health status and production capabilities.
dc.identifierdoi:10.22004/ag.econ.197777
dc.identifierhttps://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/197777/files/20140032.pdf
dc.identifierhttp://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/197777
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/602984
dc.languageeng
dc.publisher
dc.sourcehttp://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/197777
dc.titleThe Health Effects of Women Empowerment: Recent Evidence from Northern Ghana
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