NDLI: Women’s Empowerment in the Context of Millennium Development Goal 3: A Case Study of Married Women in Ghana

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Author	Boateng, Godfred Odei Kuuire, Vincent Zubedaar Ung, Mengieng Amoyaw, Jonathan Anim Armah, Frederick Ato Luginaah, Isaac
Copyright Year	2012
Abstract	This paper assesses women’s empowerment in Ghana in the light of the Millennium Development Goal 3. Data for the study were drawn from the 2008 Ghana Demographic Health Survey with an analytic sample of 1,876 married women aged 15–49. Using binary logistic regression in determining the factors that influence women empowerment, this paper examines the relationship between wealth and women’s involvement in household decision-making in the context of healthcare, large household purchases, daily house hold purchases and mobility. The findings show that wealthier married women were significantly more likely to be involved in decision-making on their own healthcare (OR = 2.14, p ≤ 0.001). Also, age, tertiary education and employment significantly shaped the involvement of married women in household decision-making in Ghana. Surprisingly, married women in the Upper East region (the second poorest) were significantly more likely to be involved in three measures of decision-making except for decisions on large household purchases relative to those in the Greater Accra region (the capital). Policies oriented towards an increase in accessibility to tertiary education, employment equity and the creation of income generating activities for women would enhance women’s empowerment in Ghana.
Starting Page	137
Ending Page	158
Page Count	22
File Format	PDF
ISSN	03038300
Journal	Social Indicators Research
Volume Number	115
Issue Number	1
e-ISSN	15730921
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Netherlands
Publisher Date	2012-11-30
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Married women Autonomy Decision-making Education Logistic regression Ghana Sociology Quality of Life Research Microeconomics Public Health Human Geography
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Sociology and Political Science Arts and Humanities Developmental and Educational Psychology

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