Economic well-being induced Women’s empowerment: Evidence from coastal fishing communities of Bangladesh
Women’s empowerment is an important policy agenda that is critical for developing countries like Bangladesh to achieve sustainable development goals (SDGs). The prime objective of this paper was to examine whether community savings groups can truly improve the economic conditions of women which turn...
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| author | Palash, Md Salauddin Haque, A.B.M. Rahman, M. Wakilur Nahiduzzaman, Md Hossain, Akbar |
| author_browse | Haque, A.B.M. Hossain, Akbar Nahiduzzaman, Md Palash, Md Salauddin Rahman, M. Wakilur |
| author_facet | Palash, Md Salauddin Haque, A.B.M. Rahman, M. Wakilur Nahiduzzaman, Md Hossain, Akbar |
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| description | Women’s empowerment is an important policy agenda that is critical for developing countries
like Bangladesh to achieve sustainable development goals (SDGs). The prime objective of this
paper was to examine whether community savings groups can truly improve the economic
conditions of women which turns into women’s empowerment in fishing communities or not. The
propensity score matching (PSM) and logistic regression technique were incorporated, and
required data were collected from Community Savings Groups (CSG) interventions and non-CSG
villages of coastal Bangladesh. Quantitative data were collected from 615 women comprising 306
CSG participants (treatment group) and 309 non-participants (control group). The results affirm
CSG group members were economically more solvent and less dependent on borrowed money
than non-CSG group members. Improved economic indicators (savings, income and expenditure)
of CSG households make the foundation of attaining women’s empowerment for the intervened
group. The findings revealed that CSG women performed better in various dimensions of leadership
capacity than non-CSG women. Econometric analysis confirmed positive impacts of CSG
interventions on savings, gross household income, earning from catching fish, alternative incomegenerating
activities (AIGAs), expenditure, and women’s empowerment. The initiatives of CSG
not only generate economic well-being but also contribute to women’s empowerment. Financial
access, improved literacy and an enabling environment for the productive engagement of women
reduce gender inequality in fishing communities. To sustain the benefits of CSG, establishing
institutional linkages (advisory and financial), legality/registration of CSGs from the government
authority, and facilitation of alternative IGAs are crucial. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1523012025-12-02T10:59:51Z Economic well-being induced Women’s empowerment: Evidence from coastal fishing communities of Bangladesh Palash, Md Salauddin Haque, A.B.M. Rahman, M. Wakilur Nahiduzzaman, Md Hossain, Akbar propensity score matching women's empowerment fish coastal bangladesh community savings group fishing community Women’s empowerment is an important policy agenda that is critical for developing countries like Bangladesh to achieve sustainable development goals (SDGs). The prime objective of this paper was to examine whether community savings groups can truly improve the economic conditions of women which turns into women’s empowerment in fishing communities or not. The propensity score matching (PSM) and logistic regression technique were incorporated, and required data were collected from Community Savings Groups (CSG) interventions and non-CSG villages of coastal Bangladesh. Quantitative data were collected from 615 women comprising 306 CSG participants (treatment group) and 309 non-participants (control group). The results affirm CSG group members were economically more solvent and less dependent on borrowed money than non-CSG group members. Improved economic indicators (savings, income and expenditure) of CSG households make the foundation of attaining women’s empowerment for the intervened group. The findings revealed that CSG women performed better in various dimensions of leadership capacity than non-CSG women. Econometric analysis confirmed positive impacts of CSG interventions on savings, gross household income, earning from catching fish, alternative incomegenerating activities (AIGAs), expenditure, and women’s empowerment. The initiatives of CSG not only generate economic well-being but also contribute to women’s empowerment. Financial access, improved literacy and an enabling environment for the productive engagement of women reduce gender inequality in fishing communities. To sustain the benefits of CSG, establishing institutional linkages (advisory and financial), legality/registration of CSGs from the government authority, and facilitation of alternative IGAs are crucial. 2024-04-15 2024-09-19T14:18:26Z 2024-09-19T14:18:26Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/152301 en Open Access application/pdf Cell Press Md Salauddin Palash, A. B. M. Haque, M. Wakilur Rahman, Md Nahiduzzaman, Akbar Hossain. (15/4/2024). Economic well-being induced Women’s empowerment: Evidence from coastal fishing communities of Bangladesh. Heliyon, 10 (7). |
| spellingShingle | propensity score matching women's empowerment fish coastal bangladesh community savings group fishing community Palash, Md Salauddin Haque, A.B.M. Rahman, M. Wakilur Nahiduzzaman, Md Hossain, Akbar Economic well-being induced Women’s empowerment: Evidence from coastal fishing communities of Bangladesh |
| title | Economic well-being induced Women’s empowerment: Evidence from coastal fishing communities of Bangladesh |
| title_full | Economic well-being induced Women’s empowerment: Evidence from coastal fishing communities of Bangladesh |
| title_fullStr | Economic well-being induced Women’s empowerment: Evidence from coastal fishing communities of Bangladesh |
| title_full_unstemmed | Economic well-being induced Women’s empowerment: Evidence from coastal fishing communities of Bangladesh |
| title_short | Economic well-being induced Women’s empowerment: Evidence from coastal fishing communities of Bangladesh |
| title_sort | economic well being induced women s empowerment evidence from coastal fishing communities of bangladesh |
| topic | propensity score matching women's empowerment fish coastal bangladesh community savings group fishing community |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/152301 |
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