Abstract
The present study was an attempt to examine the role of contextual factors (viz., locality, paid
job,age, and education) in determining women’s empowerment. A sample of 1000 ever married
women, aged between 21 and 49 years (Mage=35.55, SD=7.80) was conveniently selected from
two city districts of Pakistan (Multan and Lahore).Women’s empowerment was measured
by Composite Women’s Empowerment Index (CWEI: Batool, 2017), and contextual factors
were measured by demographic data sheet. The results of t-test revealed that women living in
Lahore were significantly more empowered as compared with those living in Multan, and
similarly women in paid jobs were significantly more empowered as compared with those not in
paid jobs. Likewise, one way ANOVA revealed significant group differences on women’s
empowerment and it appeared that women of older age, and women with higher level of
education scored significantly higher on women’s empowerment as compared to their
comparison groups. The limitations of the study and suggestions were also discussed.
Keywords: Women’s empowerment, age, paid job, education-test, ANOVA.
Syeda AzraBatool, SyedaShahida Batool. (2018) Role of Contextual Factors in Women’s Empowerment, Journal of Arts and Social sciences, Volume 5, Issue 1.
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