Empowering Women : Evidence from a Field Experiment in Afghanistan

Beath, Andrew; Christia, Fotini; Enikolopov, Ruben

Empowering Women : Evidence from a Field Experiment in Afghanistan

Autores

Beath, Andrew

Christia, Fotini

Enikolopov, Ruben

Editor

World Bank, Washington, DC

Descripción

In societies with widespread gender discrimination, development programs that encourage female participation in local governance can potentially redress gender imbalances in economic, political, and social outcomes. Using a randomized field experiment encompassing 500 Afghan villages, this study finds that a development program which incorporates mandated female participation increases female mobility and involvement in income generation, but does not change female roles in family decision-making or attitudes toward the general role of women in society.

Palabras clave

ACCESS TO EDUCATION, ACCESS TO SERVICES, AID, CHILD LABOR, CHILD MORTALITY, COMMUNITIES, COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION, CULTURAL CHANGE, CULTURAL CONTEXT, CULTURAL NORMS, CULTURAL PRACTICES, CUSTOM, DESCRIPTION, DISCRIMINATION, DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN, DISTRICTS, DOCTOR, DOCTORS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN, ECONOMICS OF GENDER, EMPOWERMENT, EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN, EQUAL RIGHTS, EQUAL TERMS, EQUAL TERMS WITH MEN, ETHNIC GROUPS, ETHNICITY, FAMILIES, FAMILY PLANNING, FAMILY VALUES, FATHER, FATHERS, FEMALE, FEMALE CHILDREN, FEMALE DOCTORS, FEMALE LEADERS, GENDER, GENDER DISCRIMINATION, GENDER EQUALITY, GENDER EQUALITY IN RIGHTS, GENDER EQUITY, GENDER GAP, GENDER IMBALANCES, GENDER INEQUALITY, GENDER QUOTAS, GENDER RELATIONS, GENDER ROLES, GENDER SEGREGATION, GENDER STEREOTYPES, GIRLS, HEADS OF HOUSEHOLD, HEALTH CARE, HOME, HOUSEHOLDS, HOUSES, HOUSEWIVES, HUSBANDS, IDENTITY, INSURANCE, INTERVENTION, INTERVENTIONS, LAND OWNERSHIP, LITERACY, LOCAL PARTICIPATION, MALES, MARKET PLACE, MARRIAGE PARTNERS, MEDICINE, MEDICINE WOMEN, MIDWIVES, MOBILITY, MOTHER, MOTHERS, MUSLIM WOMEN, NEIGHBORHOOD, NURSE, OLD AGE, OLDER WOMEN, PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN, PENSION, PHYSICAL VIOLENCE, POWER, PROCREATION, PROFESSIONAL WOMEN, PROPERTY RIGHTS, REFUGEES, REHABILITATION, RELIGION, ROLE OF WOMEN, RURAL AREAS, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, SEX, SOCIAL CHANGES, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL INTERACTIONS, SOCIETIES, SOCIETY, STATUS OF WOMEN, STD, SUFFRAGE, UNITED NATIONS, UNMARRIED MEN, VILLAGE DEVELOPMENT, VILLAGE LEVEL, VILLAGES, WEDDINGS, WILL, WIVES, WOMAN, WOMEN IN POLITICS, WOMEN IN SOCIETY, WOMEN LEADERS, WOMEN'S STATUS