Women’s Well-Being in Iran: Territorial Analysis Using a Multidimensional Approach

Seyed Hossein Mohaqeqi Kamal (), Mehdi Basakha and Gholamreza Ghaedamini Harouni ()
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Seyed Hossein Mohaqeqi Kamal: University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences
Gholamreza Ghaedamini Harouni: University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences

Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, 2018, vol. 137, issue 3, No 11, 1072 pages

Abstract: Abstract This paper employs a multidimensional index for assessing women’s well-being in Iranian provinces using demographic and health survey macro data. Besides economic status as a traditional dimension for objective well-being, other factors such as health, education, risk, and technology as well as self-reported life satisfaction and happiness (psychological well-being) have been included as non-material well-being dimensions. We found that the values of women’s well-being are distributed unequally across the provinces. Southern provinces demonstrate the worst performances and central provinces have the best. Generally, Iranian women are in poor condition in terms of economic variables (e.g. income and participation in the job market), psychological well-being (life satisfaction), HIV literacy, use of the internet, and access to mass media. On the other hand, in recent years, they have made significant progress in education (such as the rate of literacy, high school degree), and health (safe pregnancy care and nutritional supplements).

Keywords: Well-being; Multidimensional approach; Women; Composite indicators; Iran (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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