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Women’s Empowerment and the Well-being of Children in Nepal

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  • Priniti Panday

    (School of Business, Roger Williams University)

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This article examines the relationship between women’s empowerment and child well-being in Nepal. Various indicators of women’s empowerment and child well-being are presented and compared across the seven provinces in the country. A strong positive relationship between the two is established. In fact, women’s empowerment appears to have a stronger relationship to children’s well-being than wealth indicators.

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  • Priniti Panday, 2020. "Women’s Empowerment and the Well-being of Children in Nepal," Journal of Developing Societies, , vol. 36(2), pages 129-154, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:jodeso:v:36:y:2020:i:2:p:129-154
    DOI: 10.1177/0169796X20916048
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