Economic well-being induced Women’s empowerment: Evidence from coastal fishing communities of Bangladesh

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cg.contributor.affiliationWorldFish
cg.contributor.affiliationBangladesh Agricultural University
cg.contributor.affiliationBangladesh Wheat and Maize Research Institute
cg.contributor.donorUnited States Agency for International Development
cg.contributor.initiativeAquatic Foods
cg.coverage.countryBangladesh
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2BD
cg.coverage.regionSouthern Asia
cg.creator.identifierHaque, A.B.M.: 0000-0002-5334-5630
cg.creator.identifierNahiduzzaman, Md: 0000-0002-5152-992X
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e28743
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.issn2405-8440
cg.issue7
cg.journalHeliyon
cg.numbere28743
cg.reviewStatusPeer Review
cg.subject.actionAreaResilient Agrifood Systems
cg.subject.impactAreaGender equality, youth and social inclusion
cg.subject.sdgSDG 1 - No poverty
cg.subject.sdgSDG 14 - Life below water
cg.volume10
dc.contributor.authorPalash, Md Salauddin
dc.contributor.authorHaque, A.B.M.
dc.contributor.authorRahman, M. Wakilur
dc.contributor.authorNahiduzzaman, Md
dc.contributor.authorHossain, Akbar
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-19T14:18:26Zen
dc.date.available2024-09-19T14:18:26Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/152301
dc.titleEconomic well-being induced Women’s empowerment: Evidence from coastal fishing communities of Bangladeshen
dcterms.abstractWomen’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 incomegenerating 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.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.available2024-03-30
dcterms.bibliographicCitationMd Salauddin Palash, A. B. M. Haque, M. Wakilur Rahman, Md Nahiduzzaman, Akbar Hossain. (15/4/2024). Economic well-being induced Women’s empowerment: Evidence from coastal fishing communities of Bangladesh. Heliyon, 10 (7).en
dcterms.formatPDFen
dcterms.issued2024-04-15
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-NC-ND-4.0
dcterms.publisherCell Press
dcterms.subjectpropensity score matchingen
dcterms.subjectwomen's empowermenten
dcterms.subjectfishen
dcterms.subjectcoastal bangladeshen
dcterms.subjectcommunity savings groupen
dcterms.subjectfishing communityen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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