The EMERGE framework to measure empowerment for health and development

Anita Raj, Arnab Dey, Namratha Rao, Jennifer Yore, Lotus McDougal, Nandita Bhan, Jay G. Silverman, Katherine Hay, Edwin E. Thomas, Jean Christophe Fotso and Rebecka Lundgren

Social Science & Medicine, 2024, vol. 351, issue S1

Abstract: Women's empowerment is a UN Sustainable Development Goal and a focus of global health and development but survey measures and data on gender empowerment remain weak. Existing indicators are often disconnected from theory; stronger operationalization is needed.

Keywords: Empowerment; Agency; Social norms; Self/collective-determined goals; Critical consciousness (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.116879

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