Empowering Women : Evidence from a Field Experiment in Afghanistan

Beath, Andrew; Christia, Fotini; Enikolopov, Ruben

doi:10.1596/1813-9450-6269

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Empowering Women : Evidence from a Field Experiment in Afghanistan

dc.contributor.author	Beath, Andrew
dc.contributor.author	Christia, Fotini
dc.contributor.author	Enikolopov, Ruben
dc.date.accessioned	2013-01-04T22:24:42Z
dc.date.available	2013-01-04T22:24:42Z
dc.date.issued	2012-11
dc.description.abstract	In societies with widespread gender discrimination, development programs that encourage female participation in local governance can potentially redress gender imbalances in economic, political, and social outcomes. Using a randomized field experiment encompassing 500 Afghan villages, this study finds that a development program which incorporates mandated female participation increases female mobility and involvement in income generation, but does not change female roles in family decision-making or attitudes toward the general role of women in society.	en
dc.identifier	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/11/16974758/empowering-women-evidence-field-experiment-afghanistan
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12116
dc.language	English
dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Policy Research Working Paper; No. 6269
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder	World Bank
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subject	ACCESS TO EDUCATION
dc.subject	ACCESS TO SERVICES
dc.subject	AID
dc.subject	CHILD LABOR
dc.subject	CHILD MORTALITY
dc.subject	COMMUNITIES
dc.subject	COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
dc.subject	COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION
dc.subject	CULTURAL CHANGE
dc.subject	CULTURAL CONTEXT
dc.subject	CULTURAL NORMS
dc.subject	CULTURAL PRACTICES
dc.subject	CUSTOM
dc.subject	DESCRIPTION
dc.subject	DISCRIMINATION
dc.subject	DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN
dc.subject	DISTRICTS
dc.subject	DOCTOR
dc.subject	DOCTORS
dc.subject	ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN
dc.subject	ECONOMICS OF GENDER
dc.subject	EMPOWERMENT
dc.subject	EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN
dc.subject	EQUAL RIGHTS
dc.subject	EQUAL TERMS
dc.subject	EQUAL TERMS WITH MEN
dc.subject	ETHNIC GROUPS
dc.subject	ETHNICITY
dc.subject	FAMILIES
dc.subject	FAMILY PLANNING
dc.subject	FAMILY VALUES
dc.subject	FATHER
dc.subject	FATHERS
dc.subject	FEMALE
dc.subject	FEMALE CHILDREN
dc.subject	FEMALE DOCTORS
dc.subject	FEMALE LEADERS
dc.subject	GENDER
dc.subject	GENDER DISCRIMINATION
dc.subject	GENDER EQUALITY
dc.subject	GENDER EQUALITY IN RIGHTS
dc.subject	GENDER EQUITY
dc.subject	GENDER GAP
dc.subject	GENDER IMBALANCES
dc.subject	GENDER INEQUALITY
dc.subject	GENDER QUOTAS
dc.subject	GENDER RELATIONS
dc.subject	GENDER ROLES
dc.subject	GENDER SEGREGATION
dc.subject	GENDER STEREOTYPES
dc.subject	GIRLS
dc.subject	HEADS OF HOUSEHOLD
dc.subject	HEALTH CARE
dc.subject	HOME
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subject	HOUSES
dc.subject	HOUSEWIVES
dc.subject	HUSBANDS
dc.subject	IDENTITY
dc.subject	INSURANCE
dc.subject	INTERVENTION
dc.subject	INTERVENTIONS
dc.subject	LAND OWNERSHIP
dc.subject	LITERACY
dc.subject	LOCAL PARTICIPATION
dc.subject	MALES
dc.subject	MARKET PLACE
dc.subject	MARRIAGE PARTNERS
dc.subject	MEDICINE
dc.subject	MEDICINE WOMEN
dc.subject	MIDWIVES
dc.subject	MOBILITY
dc.subject	MOTHER
dc.subject	MOTHERS
dc.subject	MUSLIM WOMEN
dc.subject	NEIGHBORHOOD
dc.subject	NURSE
dc.subject	OLD AGE
dc.subject	OLDER WOMEN
dc.subject	PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN
dc.subject	PENSION
dc.subject	PHYSICAL VIOLENCE
dc.subject	POWER
dc.subject	PROCREATION
dc.subject	PROFESSIONAL WOMEN
dc.subject	PROPERTY RIGHTS
dc.subject	REFUGEES
dc.subject	REHABILITATION
dc.subject	RELIGION
dc.subject	ROLE OF WOMEN
dc.subject	RURAL AREAS
dc.subject	RURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	SEX
dc.subject	SOCIAL CHANGES
dc.subject	SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	SOCIAL INTERACTIONS
dc.subject	SOCIETIES
dc.subject	SOCIETY
dc.subject	STATUS OF WOMEN
dc.subject	STD
dc.subject	SUFFRAGE
dc.subject	UNITED NATIONS
dc.subject	UNMARRIED MEN
dc.subject	VILLAGE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	VILLAGE LEVEL
dc.subject	VILLAGES
dc.subject	WEDDINGS
dc.subject	WILL
dc.subject	WIVES
dc.subject	WOMAN
dc.subject	WOMEN IN POLITICS
dc.subject	WOMEN IN SOCIETY
dc.subject	WOMEN LEADERS
dc.subject	WOMEN'S STATUS
dc.title	Empowering Women : Evidence from a Field Experiment in Afghanistan	en
dspace.entity.type	Publication
okr.crosscuttingsolutionarea	Gender
okr.date.disclosure	2012-11-01
okr.doctype	Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
okr.doctype	Publications & Research
okr.docurl	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/11/16974758/empowering-women-evidence-field-experiment-afghanistan
okr.globalpractice	Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpractice	Governance
okr.globalpractice	Health, Nutrition, and Population
okr.identifier.doi	10.1596/1813-9450-6269
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum	000158349_20121119142938
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum	16974758
okr.identifier.report	WPS6269
okr.language.supported	en
okr.region.administrative	South Asia
okr.region.country	Afghanistan
okr.topic	Culture and Development :: Anthropology
okr.topic	Gender :: Gender and Development
okr.topic	Gender :: Gender and Law
okr.topic	Gender :: Gender and Health
okr.topic	Housing & Human Habitats
okr.topic	Communities and Human Settlements
okr.unit	Development Research Group (DECRG)
okr.volume	1 of 1
relation.isSeriesOfPublication	26e071dc-b0bf-409c-b982-df2970295c87