Women Empowerment in Oman: A study based on Women Empowerment Index

Dr.Thresiamma Varghese ()
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Dr.Thresiamma Varghese: Faculty of business, Sohar University, P.O.Box.44 Postal Code-311 Sultanate of Oman

Far East Journal of Psychology and Business, 2011, vol. 2 No 2 Paper 3 February, issue 3, 37-53

Abstract: Women's empowerment is ?a process whereby women become able to organize themselves to increase their own self-reliance, to assert their independent right to make choices and to control resources which will assist in challenging and eliminating their own subordination"......

Keywords: Women empowerment; Economic development; Human development; Women empowerment Indices; Gender issues (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: M1 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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