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Longitudinal Measurement Invariance of the Women’s Agency Scale

Published:2017-03-27 Issue:1 Volume:134 Page:24-36
ISSN:0759-1063
Container-title:Bulletin of Sociological Methodology/Bulletin de Méthodologie Sociologique
language:en
Short-container-title:Bulletin of Sociological Methodology/Bulletin de Méthodologie Sociologique

Author:

Cheong Yuk F.¹,Yount Kathryn M.²,Crandall Alice Ann³

Affiliation:

1. Department of Psychology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA

2. Hubert Department of Global Health and Department of Sociology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA

3. Department of Health Science, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, USA

Abstract

We investigate the Women’s Agency Scale (WAS) using 2006-2012 panel data for 4,012 married women from the Egyptian Labor Market Panel Survey. A confirmatory factor analysis shows women’s agency is a multidimensional factor and its structure is invariant across time. Pending further cross-cultural and longitudinal validation, the WAS appears to be a valid measure to assess changes in women’s ability to exercise choice over time, with important implications for testing the impact of women’s empowerment programs and for monitoring progress towards achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Five of gender equality and to empower women and girls.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Sociology and Political Science

Link

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0759106317693787

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