This article reviews what has been learned to date about the role of gender‐based power in
sexual relationships in determining sexual and reproductive health outcomes. A framework …

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

The World Bank has identified empowerment as one of the key constituent elements of
poverty reduction, and as a primary development assistance goal. The Bank has also made …

The empowerment of women has been widely acknowledged as an important goal in
international development. But the meanings and terminologies associated with this concept …

Women's land rights are increasingly put forth as a means to promote development by
empowering women, increasing productivity, and improving welfare. However, little …

Indonesian women's power relative to that of their husbands is examined to determine how it
affects use of prenatal and delivery care. Holding household resources constant, a woman's …

Background Contraceptive use is low in developing countries which are still largely driven
by male dominated culture and patriarchal values. This study explored family planning (FP) …

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 …

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Over the past two decades, we have seen an explosion in research on the topic of women's
empowerment and its related dimensions, yet there remains much to be done in terms of …