Women's empowerment has become a focal point for development efforts worldwide and
there is a need for an updated, critical assessment of the existing evidence on women's …

Women's empowerment has gained attention as critical for child nutrition during the first
1000 days of life. However, the ways in which various women's empowerment measures are …

Around the world, many women continue to experience low levels of autonomy. Recent
literature has reported that the health consequences of low maternal autonomy extend …

This paper reviews the literature examining the relationship between women's
empowerment and contraceptive use, unmet need for contraception and related family …

METHODS: The analysis used couples data from DHS surveys in four Sub-Saharan African
countries: Guinea, Mali, Namibia and Zambia. Women's empowerment was measured by …

No validated measures are currently available to assess women's ability to achieve their
reproductive intentions, also referred to as “reproductive autonomy.” We developed and …

Women's bargaining power is generally analyzed only with individual level and household
level variables. We add a third level, namely institutional bargaining power. We define this …

The most popular form of reversible contraception in the United States is the female-
controlled hormonal birth control pill. Consequently, scholars and lay people have typically …

In this study, we measure gender inequality both at individual level by women׳ s household
decision-making and at contextual level by permissive gender norms associated with …

The paper uses data from Ethiopia and Kenya to examine how perceptions of community
norms differentially shape contraceptive use among men and women. Women whose …