A ‘How To’ Guide To Measuring Women's Empowerment: Sharing experience from Oxfam’s impact evaluations

Lombardini, Simone; Bowman, Kimberly; Garwood, Rosa

doi:10.21201/2017.9750

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“…The potential for shell-based handicraft to empower women was identified through the high percentage of female participants and the capacity for women to engage in production and sales from home (Lombardini et al 2017). This aspect of shell-based handicraft allows women to obtain control over productive resources within the household and gain access to income without compromising availability for family responsibilities at home (UN Women 2014; Lombardini et al 2017). A well-recognised benefit of livelihood sectors providing income-generating opportunities to women is that the income generated by women is typically spent on family and home development, in comparison to the more frivolous expenditures associated with male management of income (Chaaban and Cunningham 2011; UN Women 2014; Barclay et al 2016).…”

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Artisanal, shell-based handicraft in Papua New Guinea: Challenges and opportunities for livelihoods development

Simard

Militz

Kinch

et al. 2018

Ambio

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A thorough understanding of livelihoods is necessary to ensure development policies are compatible with both resource conservation and the social and economic goals of development. Few studies, however, focus on value-adding activities occurring post-harvest in artisanal fisheries. The transformation of mollusc shells and skeletal remains of other marine taxa into artistic jewellery and decorative items is becoming an increasingly important livelihood activity for rural, coastal communities across the Pacific. We examine the potential challenges facing the shell-based handicraft sector and opportunities for overcoming these challenges using a quantitative study of artisans among the Tigak Islands of Papua New Guinea. The major challenges facing this livelihood sector are perceptions of marine resource declines and a lack of livelihood flexibility, attributed to the specialisation of material assets and skills. Improving market heterogeneity and developing coastal aquaculture may facilitate sustainable development of this livelihood sector.

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Artisanal, shell-based handicraft in Papua New Guinea: Challenges and opportunities for livelihoods development

Simard

Militz

Kinch

et al. 2018

Ambio

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“…This framework was a priori deemed appropriate for a systematic scoping review on women’s empowerment, because it is multifactorial and holistic [ 33 ]. Very briefly, the Gender at Work framework contends that to be sustainable, change must occur at the individual, household, community and national levels simultaneously [ 34 ]. It is based on two dimensions: individual vs. systemic and formal vs. informal, and divided in four quadrants (Fig.…”

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User fee policies and women’s empowerment: a systematic scoping review

Plouffe¹,

Bicaba

et al. 2020

BMC Health Serv Res

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Background Over the past decade, an increasing number of low- and middle-income countries have reduced or removed user fees for pregnant women and/or children under five as a strategy to achieve universal health coverage. Despite the large number of studies (including meta-analyses and systematic reviews) that have shown this strategy’s positive effects impact on health-related indicators, the repercussions on women’s empowerment or gender equality has been overlooked in the literature. The aim of this study is to systematically review the evidence on the association between user fee policies in low- and middle-income countries and women’s empowerment. Methods A systematic scoping review was conducted. Two reviewers conducted the database search in six health-focused databases (Pubmed, CAB Abstracts, Embase, Medline, Global Health, EBM Reviews) using English key words. The database search was conducted on February 20, 2020, with no publication date limitation. Qualitative analysis of the included articles was conducted using a thematic analysis approach. The material was organized based on the Gender at Work analytical framework. Results Out of the 206 initial records, nine articles were included in the review. The study settings include three low-income countries (Burkina Faso, Mali, Sierra Leone) and two lower-middle countries (Kenya, India). Four of them examine a direct association between user fee policies and women’s empowerment, while the others address this issue indirectly —mostly by examining gender equality or women’s decision-making in the context of free healthcare. The evidence suggests that user fee removal contributes to improving women’s capability to make health decisions through different mechanisms, but that the impact is limited. In the context of free healthcare, women’s healthcare decision-making power remains undermined because of social norms that are prevalent in the household, the community and the healthcare centers. In addition, women continue to endure limited access to and control over resources (mainly education, information and economic resources). Conclusion User fee removal policies alone are not enough to improve women’s healthcare decision-making power. Comprehensive and multi-sectoral approaches are needed to bring sustainable change regarding women’s empowerment. A focus on “gender equitable access to healthcare” is needed to reconcile women’s empowerment and the efforts to achieve universal health coverage.

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“…The resulting ratiothe proportion of indicators in which each citizen scored above the thresholdis defined as the index for each sense of power. This approach is similar to the multidimensional measurement of women's empowerment (Lombardini et al, 2017) and resilience capacities, developed in Oxfam's Effectiveness Reviews, 33 and inspired by the Alkire-Foster method used by the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative. 34…”

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“…Perception of others' political role and public behaviours contribute to one's inner sense of power. For women in particular, Lombardini et al (2017) highlight that '"Power within" is described by indicators referring to how a woman perceives herself and other women in the society'.…”

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A ‘How To’ Guide To Measuring Women's Empowerment: Sharing experience from Oxfam’s impact evaluations

Cited by 43 publications

References 6 publications

Artisanal, shell-based handicraft in Papua New Guinea: Challenges and opportunities for livelihoods development

Artisanal, shell-based handicraft in Papua New Guinea: Challenges and opportunities for livelihoods development

User fee policies and women’s empowerment: a systematic scoping review

Active Citizenship in Tanzania: Impact Evaluation of the 'Governance and Accountability through Digitalization' project

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