Grassroots Organizations and Women’s Empowerment in a Post-Conflict Region: Evidence from Women Organizations in Northern Uganda-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Grassroots Organizations and Women’s Empowerment in a Post-Conflict Region: Evidence from Women Organizations in Northern Uganda

Published:2024-03-18 Issue: Volume: Page:
ISSN:2194-6353
Container-title:Journal of Globalization and Development
language:en
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Author:

Davidson Lupe¹,Demir Firat²,Harris John³

Affiliation:

1. Eberly College of Arts and Sciences , 5631 West Virginia University , 201 Woodburn Hall , Morgantown , WV 26506-6286 , USA

2. Department of Economics , 6187 University of Oklahoma , 436 CCD1, 308 Cate Center Drive , Norman , OK 73072 , USA

3. Division of Regional and City Planning , 6187 University of Oklahoma , 830 Van Vleet Oval , Norman , OK 73019 , USA

Abstract

Abstract This paper examines the effects of participation in women’s grassroot organizations (WGOs) on women’s empowerment. The analysis is based on cross-sectional survey data from northern Uganda. We study multiple dimensions of empowerment including economic and health care decisions, attitudes towards domestic violence, decision-making over functionings, political and civic participation, personal agency, and leadership. The empirical results suggest no significant effect of WGO membership, participation or satisfaction on empowerment. We argue that these findings raise new questions about why women join WGOs in post-conflict contexts and what the mechanics of individual and collective empowerment are.

Funder

University of Oklahoma

OU Research Council

OU College of Architecture

Carnegie Corporation of New York

Fulbright Commission

Publisher

Walter de Gruyter GmbH

Link

https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/jgd-2022-0062/pdf

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