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Title:
Economic Well-Being and Women Empowerment: A Cross Country Study

Authors:
Rubab Khatra

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Rubab Khatra
Strawberry Fields High School Chandigarh

MLA 8
Khatra, Rubab. "Economic Well-Being and Women Empowerment: A Cross Country Study." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, vol. 9, no. 11, Nov. 2024, pp. 5177-5187, doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2024.v09i11.012. Accessed Nov. 2024.
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Khatra, R. (2024, November). Economic Well-Being and Women Empowerment: A Cross Country Study. Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, 9(11), 5177-5187. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2024.v09i11.012
Chicago
Khatra, Rubab. "Economic Well-Being and Women Empowerment: A Cross Country Study." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research 9, no. 11 (November 2024), 5177-5187. Accessed November, 2024. https://doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2024.v09i11.012.

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ABSTRACT:
Our study examines the association between women empowerment and economic well-being in a cross-country framework. In particular, we look at three different measures of women empowerment – participation in labor force, vulnerable employment, and seats occupied in parliament. We use per capita GDP (measured in 2015 constant USD) as a proxy for economic well-being. Analyzing a sample of 48 Asian countries for the year 2021, we find that per capita GDP is significantly positively associated with women participation in labor market (? = 0.375), and significantly negatively associated with vulnerable employment (? = -0.610). However, we do not find any association between per capita GDP and women representation in parliament. While these associations between per capita GDP and women empowerment are robust across different regions in Asia, we observe a significant positive association between economic wellbeing and women representation in parliament in the Middle East. Thus, our research underscores the necessity for policymakers to prioritize women empowerment initiatives as a strategic approach to foster economic growth.

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