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Title: | Women's empowerment in the context of millennium development goal 3: A case study of married women in Ghana |
Authors: | Boateng, Godfred Odei Kuuire, Vincent Zubedaar Ung, Mengieng Amoyaw, Jonathan Anim Armah, Frederick Ato Luginaah, Isaac |
Keywords: | Married women Autonomy Decision-making Education Logistic regression Ghana |
Issue Date: | 30-Nov-2012 |
Publisher: | University of Cape Coast |
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 |
Description: | 23p:, ill. |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/5490 |
ISSN: | 23105496 |
Appears in Collections: | Department of Environmental Sciences |
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