Women's empowerment in Colombia: A multidimensional approach

Esmeralda Rodríguez Guerrero (), Zina Nimeh () and Andrea Franco Correa ()
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Esmeralda Rodríguez Guerrero: UNU-MERIT, Maastricht University
Zina Nimeh: UNU-MERIT, Maastricht University
Andrea Franco Correa: UNU-MERIT, Maastricht University, and Universidad de la Salle, Bogota, Colombia
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Andrea Franco

No 2021-028, MERIT Working Papers from United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT)

Abstract: This article examines the topic of Women's Empowerment in Colombia. Over the past decades the Colombian government has shown progressive commitment towards women's rights, empowerment, advancement of gender equality and the achievement of equal opportunities. While those endeavours present a crucial advancement, they do not automatically translate into better outcomes for women. Although empowerment promotion strategies are evident, they are not based on a clear and measurable understanding of the concept of women's empowerment which facilitate tracking future progress. This article addresses this gap by proposing a multidimensional index of women's empowerment. This index puts forward specific indicators which allows for monitoring over time and can be adapted to monitor interventions and performance of programmes which target women's empowerment. Ultimately, this would help in the improvement of the design of policies and function as a starting point to create more favourable conditions for the empowerment of women. The index is operationalised using the 2015 DHS of Colombia.

Keywords: Women; Empowerment; Colombia; Multidimensional Empowerment Index (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I31 I32 O15 Z13 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021-06-16
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