Women’s agency in household economic decision making in Kenya

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ID9972856
AuthorsNjeri Kagotho (0000-0002-1735-971X, The Ohio State University, corresponding author), Michael G Vaughn (0009-0003-1189-8610, Saint Louis University, USA)
Year2016
Volume61
Issue6
Pages767-780
Publication date2016-09-16
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Social Work (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0020-8728 • E-ISSN: 1461-7234
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0020872816663291
OpenAlexW2519686165
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited17

The misalignment between economic strengthening opportunities and women’s agency is especially salient given the connection between women’s economic empowerment and household well-being. Using Kenya Demographic Health Survey 2014 data, we examine married women’s agency in household economic decision making. Women who are less likely to characterize abusive patterns of behavior as problematic and women reporting emotional abuse are less likely to report economic autonomy in the household. Furthermore, data indicate little congruence in perceptions of wife’s household economic autonomy between couples. These findings point to the need to understand the interplay among structural factors, gender, marital status, and the financial well-being of married persons

Agency (philosophy · Autonomy · Demographic economics · Economic growth · Economic Security · Economics · Empowerment · Political science · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Survey data collection · Wife · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare · Psychology · Work-Family Balance Challenges

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