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Economic well-being induced women's empowerment: Evidence from coastal fishing communities of Bangladesh

Palash, Salauddin and A.B.M., Mahfuzul Haque and Rahman, Wakilur and Nahiduzzaman, Nahiduzzaman and Hossain, Akbar (2024) Economic well-being induced women's empowerment: Evidence from coastal fishing communities of Bangladesh. Heliyon, 10 (7). p. 12.

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Abstract

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 income-generating 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.

Item Type: Articles
Keywords: Bangladesh, Coastal Fisheries, Fishing Communities, Women's Empowerment, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Developing Countries, Propensity Score Matching (PSM), Community Savings Groups (CSG), Fish Catch
Subjects: Gender in Fisheries and Aquaculture
Depositing User: Kokila ICSF Krish
Date Deposited: 01 Mar 2025 08:04
Last Modified: 01 Mar 2025 08:04
URI: http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/21374

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